Microsoft releases Windows 7 beta

As anticipated, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer last week announced the first public beta version of Windows 7 at the International CES trade show. The beta was scheduled to become available for download on Friday afternoon, although…

Court to rule on Zuma graft case

An appeal court is to decide whether Jacob Zuma, the leader of South Africa's governing ANC, should be recharged with corruption and fraud. Judges are to decide if an earlier high court ruling dismissing charges against Mr Zuma was…

The journalist and the nation

This is not a case of dog eating dog- one journalist taking his pen to tear down his profession. No. As you go through this article, I want you to avoid the temptation of making the wrong assumption that journalists are the cause of…