Editorial

An unlikely giant
UMKHONTO weSizwe (MK) couldn't do it. The Azanian People's Liberation Army (Apla) didn't stand a snowball's chance. The United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Mass Democratic Movement (MDM) gave it their best shot but couldn't pull it off either. ...

Man and dog: a formidable team by Antoinette Keyser
WOOF WOOF: A motorcyclist in Vienna, Austria, transports his dog in a special box carrying a poster reading "Shut up Bush" to protest against the war in Iraq this week. (AP) in Johannesburg WHEN man, armed with his knowledge of technology, pai...

SATURDAY VIEW Cells go solar
THE idea seems futuristic: a tiny solar power plant worn on the jacket arm to supply the cellphone or laptop with electricity. But researchers the world over are busy developing a new generation of solar cells which are not only cheaper but also ...

The Chiel
Suffering SARS THE world isn't only getting jittery about what's going on in Iraq although that's scary enough ­ there's also the question of a human virus that has spread across the globe from Hong Kong and China. Air travel helps disease ...

T HIS week's defection
THIS week's defection by the former PAC chief whip and parliamentary firebrand, Patricia de Lille, has raised interesting questions about opposition politics in this country. Her decision to form a new political party is a good idea. But De Lil...