Spear fisherman fined R10 000

[Paddy Hartdegen] A spear fisherman who killed a rare potato bass while fishing off the beach in Scottburgh was sentenced to a fine of R10 000. The potato bass species is specially protected and can grow up to two metres in length and weigh up to 100 kilograms. Read more >>

Royal Natal Yacht Club threatened

[Paddy Hartdegen] The eThekwini municipality has threatened to cancel the lease of the Royal Natal Yacht Club even though the lease has another 20 years to run. The municipality has applied to the Durban High Court to put the 150-year-old club onto a month-by-month lease, claiming that this is important for "development and planning". Read more >>

Outright ban on catching Steenbras?

The government is planning to ban fisherman from catching Steenbras in an effort to protect the threatened species that once was plentiful in the coastal waters of South Africa. Read more >>

Dutch minister visits Cape Town shipyards

The Dutch Minister for Agriculture and Foreign Trade, Henk Bleker, visited Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT), as part of a three-day mission to Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa. DSCT builds offshore patrol vessels, dredgers, tugs, naval craft and platform supply vessels, especially for clients on the African continent. Read more >>

Strike at container terminal halts shipping

A strike at Pier One at Durban's container terminal has halted all movements at the port and the strike is likely to hamper shipping movements for several days. The Mercury reports that some shipping companies have already diverted their ships to other ports around the South African coast. Read more >>

Piracy costing shipowners US$9-billion a year

Piracy is costing the global shipping industry about US$9-billion a year, according to Indian shipping companies who have demanded that the United Nations set up a maritime force to patrol the seas to prevent pirates from operating off the Somali Coast in the Indian Ocean. Read more >>

Fabian joins The Foschini Group

Leading retailer group TFG (The Foschini Group) has bought niche luxury menswear brand Fabiani, effective from 1 October 2011. Established in 1978 by Arie Fabian and renowned for the exceptional cut of its suits, highest quality fabric and powerful design details, it expanded its offer to include casual clothing, shoes and fashion accessories and is considered one of the leaders in the luxury menswear market. Fabian will join the group as the brand director. Read more >>

Mixed bag competing for SA Car of the Year

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] A mixed bag of 10 French, Italian, German and Korean vehicles have made it through to the finals for the 2012 South African Car of the Year competition. The finalists were determined in a vote by the full members and a jury made up of 30 selected members of the South African Guild of Motoring Journalists (SAGMJ). Read more >>

Marketing lessons from Steve Jobs

[Chris Moerdyk: @chrismoerdyk] Look closely at the marketing strategies used by Steve Jobs and other visionaries and the first thing that comes to mind is the realisation that marketing is not a democratic process and that those who are really successful at it are, yes, visionaries. Read more >>

Bok tragedy!

[Corné Krige] I am only 36 years old, but one of the many valuable lessons I have learned is that life isn't fair. Sometimes you get things when you don't deserve them and other times when you absolutely deserve it then you don't get it. This was the case on Sunday morning when the Springboks played Australia in Wellington, New Zealand. Read more >>