A degree in engineering provides graduates with numerous career opportunities Nicole Chidrawi Mention the word engineer and the picture of a person in a hard hat, building a bridge or surveying a piece of land, comes to mind. This image is sometimes far from the truth as engineers are involved in myriad projects: while some […]

It has been a busy, and sad, time for the Internet since the attacks on the United States David Shapshak As befits its status as the world’s communication medium, the Internet has been abuzz these past two weeks with the shock of the World Trade Centre bombings. For many, especially on that fateful Tuesday, it […]

Mungo Soggot and David Le Page South Africa’s revolutionary Mineral Rights Bill has been redrafted to make it more industry-friendly but it still raises doubts about whether it secures the tenure of mining companies and the continuity of existing mining operations. The new version of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Bill, submitted to Cabinet […]

Bongani Majola At the beginning of last year Morgan Motshabi and Sphiwe Gumbi had never sat in front of a computer. By the beginning of this year, they had qualifications as computer-assisted engineers and had landed good jobs in the drawing office of Bateman Engineering Ltd. A one-year computer-assisted draughting programme at the African Academy […]

channel vision Robert Kirby There can never be adequate description of the events last week in New York. Anyone with a television set will have seen the devastation as it occurred, watched the terrified people, heard the first witnesses. This was not second-hand, not a recording of some engagement of the day before. It was […]

GOLF Martin Gillingham and Andy Capostagno Details of thing being reviewed Next year’s President’s Cup is poised to become the first South African sporting victim of last week’s terror attacks in the United States. Sunday’s decision to postpone next week’s Ryder Cup until next September is almost certain to create a knock-on effect with the […]

BOXING Deon Potgieter “Prince” Naseem Hamed has pulled out of a proposed featherweight bouton November 10 in London withSouth Africa’s Mbulelo Botile. Hamed said he felt that under the present political climate it would be better for him to delay his return to the ring until next year.Hamed, a devout Muslim,has made it clear he […]

Mail & Guardian reporter Aids and tuberculosis (TB) are the two ugly sisters, together ravaging ever increasing numbers of South Africans. Although TB is curable if the drug-resistant form of the disease is not present the medication must be used timeously and correctly. One project at the Research Institute for Industrial Pharmacy (RIIP) at Potchefstroom […]

Ngwako Modjadji Ever wondered how the thousands of parts needed to assemble a car become available at the right time and at the right place? It’s a matter of logistics. If this kind of puzzle appeals to you and you haven’t yet decided what you want to do after school the University of Stellenbosch could […]

Marianne Merten The Lesotho high commission is intervening to protect one of its citizens on Robben Island after two staffers found guilty of sexually harassing her were not dismissed. An internal disciplinary hearing verdict yet to be ratified by Robben Island management was “suspended dismissal” for the driver and guide on condition they are not […]