There are some people who might be forgiven for having a sense of schadenfreude at the news that while Telkom is appealing against the fine it got for uncompetitive behaviour, the Competition Commission is also appealing -
for a heftier fine. For years South Africans from all walks of life have bemoaned Telkom's high charges. Organisations need to know that when people reckon they are being ripped off, there can be consequences.
Good news for Denel is that a
new agreement strengthens Denel Aerostructures' role in A400M manufacturing. It's hoped that the development will contribute significantly to the financial turnaround of the South African company and confirm its position as a top-tier supplier on the world's most advanced military airlifter.
There's more to climate change than just higher food prices... Robbie Louw writes that recent research, conducted in Cambridge, Massachusetts,
links the social unrest that plagued the world during 2008/9 and 2011 to high world food prices. The research linked 28 events of social unrest in 22 countries, in which more than 12,000 people died, to the food price index exceeding a critical level.
In the wake of the Woolies saga, the government has plans to strengthen the
employment equity law.
Finally, from a man who himself epitomises French flair and panache, our tame motoring editor, Henrie Geyser reckons that the new Renault Fluence literally
oozes French flair.
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Azure, the signature restaurant at The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa, Cape Town, was among 18 restaurants in the Cape Peninsula to receive the American Express Platinum Fine Dining Award for 2013. 
My Destination, a leading online travel guide with a focus on local knowledge and expertise, has relaunched its portal of 68 destinations across the world, from Cape Town right through to Singapore, Johannesburg, Paris, Kenya and Tenerife. The company aims to add another 55 destinations in the coming months. 
Low-cost airline Mango is reported to have become the first African airline to offer a near complete portfolio of products and services through its mobi-site and tablet applications. The functionality, available from 20 September, will make it possible for South Africans to book and pay for flights, choose seating and purchase ancillary products on the go. 
Gondwana Game Reserve, situated along the Garden Route, is inviting all South Africans to experience an exclusive and critically important black rhino anti-poaching and conservation initiative in a build-up to World Rhino Day on 22 September 2012. 
