Jubie Matlou The creation of a technology-free regulatory regime for information and communication technologies is what occupies the mind of Victor Moche most of the time. “The law is still technology specific. There is a need to move towards the licensing of services as opposed to the licensing of technologies,” he says. For Moche, flexibility […]

Mail & Guardian reporter Liberty Life Learning Channel the television programme popular among the country’s matric pupils and teachers is expanding its reach to thousands of its audiences by using multimedia platforms such as the Internet, video and print media materials. The educational channel is also reaching out to niche audiences, such as adult basic […]

Thebe Mabanga The East Rand town of Benoni could lose the annual World of Music and Dance (Womad) festival if it fails to attract a large crowd. This weekend Benoni will host Womad for the third year, and the event has been plagued with criticisms on issues like audience demographics, timing and choice of venue. […]

From feminist icon to championing the male … Doris Lessing is no stranger to controversy. On the eve of the publication of her 25th book, she sets Barbara Ellen straight about men and motherhood The interesting thing about Doris Lessing is not that she’s not a feminist, but how insistent she is that she’s not […]

Ufrieda Ho Activists opposed to the genetic modification of food have slammed management at the Indaba Hotel in Johannesburg for being heavy-handed in trying to stop them from distributing information pamphlets at a conference on biotechnology for Africa. The South African Freeze Alliance on Genetic Engineering (SAFeAGE) held a parallel meeting to the AfricaBio conference […]

Mail & Guardian Reporter It is no secret that international telecommunications deregulation has opened the door to a myriad expansion opportunities in other countries. The popular trend is for telecommunications operators to move into markets abroad, yet Telkom is continuing to position itself as a regional telecommunications leader and information technology powerhouse. Randall Seidl, Telkom’s […]

Evidence wa ka Ngobeni The Eastern Cape legislature this week reacted with shock at a damning report showing horrific details of sexual abuse, rape and exploitation of teenage pupils at provincial schools. The report, which was compiled by the legislature’s standing committee on education, revealed how teachers at a number of provincial schools used their […]

The disgraced former cricket captain went to court to try to overturn his life ban from the game Khadija Magardie Given all the claims of impecuniosity from the gabled manors of Fancourt beforehand it should come as no surprise that when his day in court finally arrived this week, Hansie Cronje’s chief objective was to […]

analysis Joel Pollak South Africans may have many insights to offer the United States as it struggles to respond to the events of September 11. Aside from conflict resolution, the one thing South Africans are more familiar with is crime. And while the recent attacks are being considered an act of war, and while they […]

Cape Town Opera’s current triad of productions proves the splendid calibre of our indigenous vocalists Guy Willoughby It has always satisfied me greatly, as a determined critic of educational institutions, to note that Guiseppi Verdi outstanding genius of Italian opera was tossed out by the Milan Conservatory in 1831 ”on the score of lack of […]