 | LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
[Eugene Yiga] After several years of working on the biggest comedy line-up shows in South Africa, comedian Mark Banks stages his triumphant return to the Cape Town stand-up comedy circuit with Banksrupt, his hit one-man show at the Baxter Theatre for a limited season. I spoke to him to find out more. |
 | LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
[Daniel Dercksen] The world's favourite mutant warrior returns with a vengeance as a defiant Samurai in The Wolverine - and he's as mad as hell. |
 | AUTOMOTIVE
[Henrie Geyser] Honda has added well-priced, spacious and pretty sedans to its trendy Brio hatchback models which have been growing in popularity since being launched in South Africa about six months ago. |
 | TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY
[Brian Berkman] Taking the train from London to Edinburgh is a gentle way to arrive at the city's Waverley Station, in the heart of the historic old town and The Knight Residence is just a few minutes away by taxi. |
 | HUMAN RESOURCES & MANAGEMENT  [Juliette Attwell] This week we look at ways to make your interview count, including what to say in an interview and what to discuss with the interviewer. The next question is about taking that huge leap of faith and changing careers entirely... Is it a good or bad idea?
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| LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
[Eugene Yiga] Winner of the Handspring Puppet Company Award for Best Puppet Production in 2011, Sadako is ready to make its Cape Town debut at Baxter Theatre. I spoke to writer Peter Hayes and director Jaqueline Dommisse to find out more. |
 | LEGAL  [Kathleen Rice] Government has listened. Within days of Minister Carrim stepping into the shoes of his predecessor, the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill, 2013, (Electronic Communications Amendment Bill) and the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Amendment Bill, 2013 (ICASA Amendment Bill) have been tabled in the National Assembly.
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 | HUMAN RESOURCES & MANAGEMENT  [Kathi Clarke] South African business owners often complain about the lack of skilled labour in this country. However, many do not realise the role that a below-par recruitment process plays in attracting and securing the wrong candidates. So how can business owners make sure they avoid costly hiring mistakes?
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 | FINANCE & INSURANCE  [Hugh Tyzack] With South Africa's current economic climate it is no wonder that business loans are so difficult to get. Even large institutions like Standard Bank and First Rand are cutting back the number of loans that they make.
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 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Naseem Javed] The new empires of image and power belong to newcomers and new leaders, from unknown and faraway places, with formal and informal training, with or without resources.
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 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Leigh Crymble] A few weeks back I had a slight altercation with a colleague. We work in publishing together and write content for our clients on a daily basis. The gripe was over (and when is it not?) a missing apostrophe that I was adamant needed to be there.
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 | CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING  [Paddy Hartdegen] Many people in the commercial world, the media and the security sectors have been baying for the blood of the chief executive and directors of several major construction companies over their collusion.
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 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Natasha McClymont] All good products and commodities begin as ideas. Think of the Wright brothers, who with their far-fetched (at the time) idea of winged transportation, or Thomas Edison proposing the widespread availability of electricity, and who had an idea for converting electric energy into something people could use daily.
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 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Hilton Rose] Not many people have heard of John Wanamaker - and if you have, it's unlikely his name was uttered in the same breath as social media.
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 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [Anton Harber] Johannesburg is the world's biggest man-made forest? Not quite right...
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 | MARKETING & MEDIA  [David Ross] Despite the popularisation of landscape formats, portrait orientations are still proving more effective in retail settings.
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| LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT
[Daniel Dercksen] If there is one film that is going to steal your heart this year, it's The Place Beyond The Pines. Once in a while a film comes along that takes you deep into the soul of humanity, revealing what it takes to be human and to what lengths people will go to redeem tragic actions that shape their destinies. |
 | TOURISM, TRAVEL & HOSPITALITY
[Jordan Scott] Do you need to get away from it all, I mean truly get away and unwind where technology, cellular contact, or electronics can't tempt you to step back into everyday life? |
 | HUMAN RESOURCES & MANAGEMENT  [Johan Botes] Late last week the Department of Labour expressed its concern regarding the dramatic increase in South African trade union applications. This expression of concern should be welcomed by the industrial community.
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 | FINANCE & INSURANCE  [Graeme Palmer] Compromise is often said to be the best and cheapest lawyer. In certain circumstances the South African Revenue Services (SARS) can enter into a compromise agreement with a taxpayer, where the taxpayer undertakes to pay less than the full amount of a tax debt and SARS undertakes to permanently write off the remaining portion.
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