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.
Rod Baker, content director
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WASHINGTON, US: The United States has sent Marines from the Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team to help protect its embassy in Yemen during demonstrations, the Pentagon said on Friday. 
South African police who clashed with striking workers at Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine said the military could be roped in to help quell the mining unrest if the situation degenerates. 
NEWSWATCH: According to Reuters, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran is only a few months from having virtually all it needs to build a nuclear device; in a separate report, the agency reports that China has upped the ante over its territorial dispute with Japan. 
Denel and Airbus Military have finalised a new agreement with revised terms for manufacturing aircraft components on the A400M, in a development that will contribute significantly to the financial turnaround of the South African company and confirms its position as a top-tier supplier on the world's most advanced military airlifter. 
LONDON, UK: Britain's biggest trade union Unite has called for an "urgent" meeting to safeguard jobs at arms maker BAE Systems and European aerospace giant EADS, who have announced plans to merge. 
