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SA one of least safe places in Africa

by George Serradinho on October 7, 2008

(Article at www.iol.co.za by Hans Pienaar)
Independent Foreign Service
South Africa has consistently under-performed in fighting crime, and its insensitive approach is exemplified by Police Commissioner Jackie Selebi remaining in his post despite a strong prima facie case of corruption against him.
This was academic and author Mamphele Ramphela’s response to South Africa’s extraordinarily low score in the safety and security category in this year’s Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance. In that category, it ranked 42nd out .....

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Pros and Cons of Ebooks

by George Serradinho on May 19, 2008

If you came this far you probably have already an interest in ebooks. But you might not be absolutely convinced of their benefits or you might have doubts and worries about some of their shortcomings; many of which I would characterize as ‘alleged shortcomings’. Allow me to give you the pros and cons as I see them.
Searchability – Being able to do a full text search in a single book or a whole library of .....

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