At last, a truly sporty Accord

[Henrie Geyser] The Honda Accord may be the seventh biggest-selling car model in history but it has taken the Japanese carmaker 38 years and nine-generations to come up with a range flagship that truly deserves to wear the crown.

[CEM Summit] How to be great at customer service

[Jessica Tennant] Customer service is about people and trying to please them, but it begins with the employee, not the customer because "happy teammates equal happy customers" - Sam Sabbagh.

Future trends in real estate

[Tracy Kitching] The real estate market along the Atlantic Seaboard is on the upswing again...

Still tickling the ivories

[Eugene Yiga] South African entertainer Jonathan Roxmouth chats about being back at the piano in the 20th anniversary production of A Handful of Keys.

[NewsMaker] Alun Davies

[Louise Burgers] Alun Davies is the executive creative director and a partner in Saints Branding after folding his design agency, The Design Collective, into Saints Branding.

Identity crisis

[Lara Magnus] Nowadays, organisations not only have to be innovative and creative, but they need to understand the regulatory, legal and financial issues of doing business locally and abroad...

Local is lekker with Chef Hajierah

[Angie Lawrence] An afternoon dining next to the pool at the sunset deck of The Peninsula All-Suite Hotel in Sea Point is by far one of the most serene and enjoyable places to spend a typically sunny winter's day in Cape Town. Add celebrated local chef, Hajierah Hamit to the mix and you have the perfect recipe for an afternoon well-spent.

New trends reshaping the digital news business

[pierre cassuto] Today's most successful digital publishers are those that build their businesses around their readers first, which in turn helps them to build quality audiences that they can sell to their advertisers.

Geneva Ballet stuns Cape Town audiences

[Debbie Hathway] National Arts Festival artistic director Ismail Mahomed's invitation to the Grand Théâtre de Genève (Geneva Ballet) to perform in Grahamstown in early July this year brought the company to Cape Town afterwards and has put the wheels in motion for a tour to Bloemfontein, Durban and Johannesburg in 2015.

City of Johannesburg's Supplementary Roll 11 is unauthorised

[Chantelle Gladwin] COJ recently purported to open Supplementary Roll 11 to the 2008 General Valuation Roll, for public comment. This roll purports to relate to properties that need to be re-valued for the purposes of the 2008 General Valuation Roll, in respect of the period 1 August 2012 to 30 June 2013.

Section 44 of LUPO declared unconstitutional

[Jyoti Narshi] Parties aggrieved by municipal land use decisions are no longer able to appeal such decisions at provincial level through the mechanism of section 44 of the Land Use Planning Ordinance 15 of 1985 (LUPO).

Beacon beckons

[Brian Berkman] People who think that the Pansy Shell is what most identify with as the symbol of Plettenberg Bay are wrong.

The big gorilla sits wherever he wants to... or maybe not

[Aki Kalliatakis] The first time I ever heard the expression about where the big gorilla sits, I became irrationally angry...

Independents are fuelling Africa

[John Harvey] Independent petrol retailers are making impressive gains across Africa, presenting a challenge to franchise operators for oil giants that have monopolised the continent's markets for decades.

[BizCareers] How to add value to your CV

[Juliette Attwell] This week we take a look at how to add value to your CV as well why it is good to ask questions in your interview. Remember that your CV isn't static, you need to try and target it to...

Media and advertisers missing out by ignoring the disabled

[Chris Moerdyk] A few years ago, I was lying in bed with one of those inner ear viruses that makes your head spin just by moving your eyes sideways or up and down. (Video)