SA's arms industry is
highly developed, but more investment is needed to keep SA in the technology race if it is to remain competitive. Not only can the sector be a far bigger foreign-exchange earner, but it can also be a far bigger generator of skills and jobs.
Some of us might sometimes think of the agricultural sector as one in which technology is used in farm machinery, some farm operations, and not much else. Wrong! The sector, in fact, is evermore technology "savvy" and now agriculture is
sparking the creative talents of developers.
SA has entered the war on piracy, and now there has been a
large order for an SA-designed VPS Anti-piracy device. South African company Vessel Protection Systems (VPS) has won a large order to supply commercial charterers with more than 90 anti-pirate devices invented and perfected by VPS in Cape Town.
South African Airways has plans for new investments, so the government
guarantee for SAA is "not a bail-out", or so the cash-strapped airline's annual general meeting heard last week.
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Three of the most popular faces in Days of Our Lives - Arianne Zucker, Drake Hogestyn and Galen Gering - will be in South Africa soon to meet their fans. Days of Our Lives is one of the longest running television shows in the world having been on air since 1965 and has a mass following on SABC3 where it is broadcast on weekdays at 5.30pm. 
Recipients in the latest round of BASA Supporting Grants showcase the diversity of arts and business partnerships across South Africa. From a children's theatre production to a local jazz and food festival on the KwaZulu-Natal coast, the range of arts projects that have successfully partnered with business sponsors to gain a BASA Supporting Grant is impressive. 
Government and the South African National Editors Forum (Sanef) have resolved to work closely together for the good of the country. The two parties held their annual meeting on Friday and Saturday in Magaliesburg. 
Berlin-based Flying Moon Film production (The Loneliest Planet, Havanna mi Amor, Full Metal Village) is looking for young talented South African filmmakers (18-30) to shoot a documentary film in the run-up to the World Skills 2013 Exhibition in Leipzig, Germany. Entries close 31 October 2012. 
The Triggerfish Animation Studios film, 
