DON'T RUN THE WRONG RACE
By Thandeka Gqubule
Award-winning Chilean economist Manfred Max-Neef criticised the orthodox economic policies of the SA government in an address given this week at the Gordon Institute of Business Science. Economic growth did not necessarily lead to development,...

MAIDEN VINTAGES
By Neil Pendock
Women have better tasting abilities than men. This harks back to the days when our ancestors lived in trees and the female of the species was responsible for selecting nonpoisonous berries and fruits for children. So it's appropriate that women o...

MTN ACCUSED OF SABOTAGE
By Larry Claasen
Nigeria's largest cellular operator, MTN Nigeria, has been accused of sabotage. Fixed-line carrier Nitel made the accusation after MTN damaged Nitel's fibre-optic network while deploying its own fibre infrastructure. MTN Nigeria, a subsidiary ...

LEADING THE PACK

FM writers have been recognised for their outstanding achievements in the fields of telecommunications and financial services. Associate editor Duncan McLeod received the Telkom ICT journalist of the year award. McLeod also won the top ...

CRUISING ALTITUDE
By Anand Sharma
Have trade and investment between SA and India lived up to expectations? When India broke off all ties with apartheid SA in 1947, 5% of our exports went to SA and 1% of our imports came from here. Over the past year, the growth of tra...

TAYLOR - CHARLES TAYLOR

Nigerian leader Femi Fani-Kayode's spokesman, on former Liberian warlord Charles Taylor's allegation that Nigerian forces encouraged him to flee his home in exile last week ...