Privatisation is not a panacea for all economic problems, particularly in Africa, where it is frequently part of structural adjustment programmes, writes Asghar Adelzadeh of the NIEP in the fourth of a series on economic policy PRIVATISATION has become increasingly prominent worldwide in the past 15 years and has now become extremely important in policy […]

New black-owned agency Azaguys is a breed apart, pioneering the `imbizo’ concept to assist with their advertising campaigns. Ferial Haffajee reports BAKER MASEKO and Sipho Luthuli fly into the room in a whoosh of co-ordinated ties and shoes so shiny you can see your reflection in them. They’re all energy and pace; eyes darting everywhere […]

Pauline Springett in London THE number of people across the world worth more than $1-million has tripled in 10 years and now tops six million, according to a report published this week. This not-so-elite pool of people each with more than $1-million to his or her name has $17 000-billion at its disposal, a figure […]

Roger Boka’s recent move into the tobacco industry signals an attempt to break up the white-dominated cartel, writes Jan Raath ROGER BOKA’S way of hating is unnerving. What he has said and written is crude, full of bad grammar, unreason and errors of fact. You think it has boiled up from brimstone in the pit […]

A frenzy of activity around the Lubombo development in KwaZulu-Natal signals a drive to boost employment ahead of the 1999 elections. Jim Day reports THE need to show progress on one of the largest development proposals in Southern Africa has Cabinet ministers, the premier of KwaZulu-Natal and the MEC for economic affairs and tourism, all […]

The computer industry, led by Bill Gates, is hoping to sell intelligent television to couch potatoes. Mark Tran reports from New York `WHAT’S the biggest innovation of the last 20 years in the TV industry? The remote control,” says Steve Goldberg, who manages the digital television marketing programme at Compaq Computer. The comment sums up […]

Julia Finch in London LACHLAN MURDOCH, the elder son of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, recently emerged as the heir-apparent to his father’s global empire, which means the 25-year-old will take control of News Corp’s Australian operations. Speculation has centred on whether Lachlan or his elder sister Elisabeth (28) – a senior executive with BSkyB – […]

1975 Born Eldrick Woods on December 30 in Cypress, 35 miles from Los Angeles, son of retired US Army Lt Col Earl and Thai-born wife Kultida. Nicknamed Tiger after Vietnamese friend of Earl. 1976 At six months sees father hit golf balls into a net and imitates his swing. 1978 TV appearance, putting with Bob […]

Now that Robben Island has an arts and culture programme it has an abundance of potential as a work in progress. DENNIS MAIR reports INSTEAD of being sold to Sol as a resort of note, Robben Island now intends to set itself aside as a creative platform for the multi-lingual voice of the rainbow land. […]

Despite denials of involvement in The Asian, allegations of Dolphin Group financing persist, reports Justin Arenstein DAYS before the launch of The Asian, a tabloid aimed at Indian readers in Durban and other major cities, come allegations that the controversial Dolphin Group may be financially backing the new publication. Meanwhile, the Dolphin Group has announced […]