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Forbes names Standard Bank as one of the world’s best employers
The bank makes it a hat-trick of international recognition
Time magazine recognises Standard Bank as one of the World’s Best Companies
Newsweek accords the bank the status of one of the World’s Most Trustworthy Companies
Journalists fired when US magazine tried to hide exposé
Editors and journalists at renowned Newsweek were fired as the company that owns the magazine sought to suppress an exposé
‘Hagfish’ is back in the headlines
Tina Brown’s return to print media with <i>Newsweek</i> surprised many. She explains her plans for the loss-making title.
Newsweek-Daily Beast talks collapse
<i>Newsweek</i> owner Sidney Harman pulls out of merger with Tina Brown’s news site after dispute over who would be "the decider".
Tycoon Sidney Harman buys Newsweek ‘for a dollar’
The struggling US current affairs magazine <i>Newsweek</i> has been rescued by 91-year-old audio equipment tycoon.
Obama pastor reignites US debate on race
Barack Obama’s fiery former minister thrust his way back into the United States presidential campaign on Monday, again placing the divisive issue of race at the heart of the…
Obama routs Clinton in White House race
Senator Barack Obama swept the board on Saturday, pummelling Hillary Clinton in three Democratic nominating contests as Republican Mike Huckabee gave John McCain a run for his…
Lo, Murdoch did bring the good news
Rupert Murdoch is out to prove that you can serve God and mammon after all. The tycoon’s Fox Entertainment has bought beliefnet, the largest online faith and spirituality…
Pullman fantasy film ‘promotes atheism to kids’
The Golden Compass, a -million picture based on Philip Pullman’s acclaimed novel Northern Lights, is caught between a United States Catholic group that has called for a boycott…
Where there’s smoke, there’s mirrors
The European and American tradition of the political novel is deeply entrenched. From Emile Zola to Gore Vidal, the perceptions and attitudes of citizens in these smug old…
Southern preacher could be saviour of Republicans
He is a former governor of Arkansas from a town called Hope. He has a nice line in campaign humour and speaks like a Deep South preacher. He is also running for president. But…
Google hosts news-service content on own site
Internet search leader Google has begun hosting material produced by the Associated Press and three other news services on its own website instead of only sending readers to…
Copy right or copy wrong?
Riazat Butt reports on the Kashmiri activist who inspired Islamic Rage Boy