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Sept 1, 2007

Bush broadcast

Few people get the unique opportunity to spend time in the South African bush. The Sabi Sands reserve is bringing every sight and sound to a global audience.

Mother of all necessity

A farmer solved the Net connectivity problem with the determination he applies to his broken fences. But should he be scared of going legal?

Intellectual donations

The concept of intellectual property has some drawbacks. The idea of a contract might solve these problems - or should we completely revise the way we think about creativity and ownership?

SA leaps onto telecoms superhighway

Telecoms liberalisation will allow SA to leap from the information dirt road onto the information superhighway.

Convergence by command

The draft of the Convergence Bill is anything but the kind of law South Africa needs. Apart from inviting bureaucratic corruption, it specifies unnecessary licensing and price controls that are the opposite of “enabling” – which is what the legislation is supposed to be.

Neil Emerick