Digital Can't Replace Hard Copy - Authors
Monday, August 09, 2010
Readers of books love to hold hard copies in their hands and feel them, but digital books can also open a window of opportunity for those who cannot afford high prices associated with books in the stores.
Debating the issue at an open forum at the just ended Cape Town book fair, Arthur Attwell said a project by the Shuttleworth Foundation showed that teenagers were very hungry for literature and they will read digital texts.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....