On the horns of a dilemma
There are many measures the average South African would like to take to those poaching our rhinos in order to feed what most of us reckon is a pathetically primitive belief. Those measures might often include a quiet word with those found guilty with the aid of a baseball bat in a deserted building far, far away. That's all terribly illegal of course. However, one idea has seen a lot of support, and
poisoning rhino horn seems to be on the cards, but Helen Dagut asks, while it might be ethically defendable, is it legally questionable?
Still on the crime front, the FBI has listed South Africa as the sixth most active country where cyber crime takes place. No wonder then that a local law firm says
cyber crime is now a national crisis.
And on the legal front, Judge Albert Louis Sachs, the prominent anti-apartheid campaigner who was appointed by Nelson Mandela to sit on the Constitutional Court, has received a major award at the inaugural
African Legal Awards.
Feel like a career in the arts? If so,
applications are now open for the BASA intern programme.
All aboard-d-d-d-d... It's a case of
three cheers for an extended Gautrain - but don't expect to enjoy the extended service any time soon, it will probably take a few years before you and your mates can occupy "three chairs" on the extended Gautrain.
Rod Baker, Content Director
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 | Retired Springbok rugby player, Bob Skinstad has been appointed tourism ambassador for the area, which encompasses Gansbaai, Hangklip-Kleinmond, Hermanus and Stanford in an effort by Wesgro, the Western Cape's official tourism, trade and investment agency, and Overstrand Municipality's Tourism Department to drive tourism in a region which has many inviting attractions. Read more >>
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 | The Sports and Events Tourism Exchange (SETE) conference, which took place at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC), played host to two days of discussions and concluded with the sharing of key milestones for the sports and tourism industries during the press briefing held on Thursday, 24th October 2013. Read more >>
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 | If you missed the opportunity to win a trip to Reunion Island earlier this month during the events held at Melrose Arch Piazza in Johannesburg and the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, various Reunion Island partners are now giving travel enthusiasts the opportunity to win a trip to the tropical island. Read more >>
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 | Southafricaholidays.com, a one-stop online travel shop for Africa, celebrated its success at the World Travel Awards in Nairobi, Kenya last week when Southafricaholidays.com was named as Africa's Leading Online Travel Agency. Read more >>
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 | International aviation and tourism are inextricably linked. What you call passengers, we call tourists, and that includes both business and leisure travellers. Aviation is the midwife for more than 50% of international tourist arrivals and 70% of all tourism receipts worldwide. But the inverse is, of course, also true: Tourism is also a "midwife" for air transport growth. Read more >>
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 | Total income for SA's tourist accommodation industry rose by 15.2% year-on-year in nominal terms (current prices) in August‚ Statistics SA's (Stats SA) tourist accommodation survey showed. Read more >>
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 | Fast food group Famous Brands reported a 20% increase in headline earnings per share to 180c for the six months to August. Read more >>
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 | Since the February 2013 launch of Three Cities Group's new website and guest rewards programme, Exceptional Rewards, Three Cities Group guests and visitors have been reaping the benefits. Read more >>
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 | Premier Hotels and Resorts have announced that they are now offering free Wi-Fi at all their hotels and venues. The offering amounts to 250MB per guest, which they receive when they check in. Read more >>
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 | Total income generated by SA's food and beverages industry rose by 9.0% in August 2013 compared with August 2012 (year on year) in nominal terms‚ Statistics SA reported. Read more >>
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 | Nicky Smith South African Airways (SAA) is gearing up to establish a hub in West Africa in two years' time and is also exploring opportunities to help build airline capacity for the Nigerian government. Read more >>
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 | Renowned for its portfolio of boutique hotels, eco lodges, game reserves and boutique cruises, Mantis is launching a new enterprise named Mantis eXtreme, which offers an online collection of once in a lifetime encounters and experiences worldwide. Read more >>
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- Appointment of Michelle Bingham at SCC - more info
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