The passing of a legislative amendment that restores Cabinet authority over membership of the National Communications Commission (NCC) is good news indeed.

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By Johnny Neihu 強尼內湖
SO YOU'VE just arrived at Taipei Railway Station. You walk out the south entrance and are about to cross Zhongxiao W Road, when you look up and see it -- the giant poster for the Monument Formerly Known as CKS. In utter ruin.

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Not long forgotten

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By Hwan C. Lin 林環牆
The Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS) has announced an economic growth rate of 6.92 percent for the third quarter, up from 5.24 percent for the second quarter. This is 2.45 percentage points higher than the government's forecast of 4.47 percent in August and 1.76 percentage points higher than the average forecast of 5.16 percent made by 12 Dow Jones economists. The DGBAS has thus revised its forecast of 4.58 percent to 5.46 percent, an increase of 0.88 percentage points.

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Africans are poorer now than a quarter century ago, despite the US$568 billion in aid poured into the continent in the past 50 years. Many say what is needed is investment, not more aid
By Chris Tomlinson
To judge how far aid has helped Africa along the road to prosperity, just look down at the pavement -- or the lack of it.

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By William Gumede
Jacob Zuma, the Teflon politician of South Africa, has performed one of the most stunning comebacks in the country's history. Despite being sacked by South African President Thabo Mbeki in 2005 for alleged corruption, remaining the target of an ongoing corruption investigation and having faced accusations of rape, he swept to the leadership of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday, defeating the incumbent, Mbeki.

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