We've launched five new newsletters, to bring you the latest news in your sector of interest - or even sectors of interest. The five new letters are CSI, Sport, Mining, Military & Security, and Building & Construction.
For example, in CSI, there's
still time to enter the rhino conservation mountain bike race and help raise awareness and boost the protection of one of our most iconic animals.
And on the military front, the
SA Army is battling to cope fulfilling its various commitments... obsolete equipment hampers operations when our troops on peace-keeping operations go up against heavily armed rebel armies.
When does negotiation cease being negotiation and become war and anarchy? Paddy Hartdegen reckons what happened at Lonmin shows what happens when
the boundaries are crossed.
He was the first man on the moon, but now Neil Armstrong,
US astronaut has died at the age of 82.
Closer to the earth, but still in the air,
1Time has got a business rescue. That's good news, the more competition there is, anywhere in commerce and industry, the better it is for us, the consumer.
Finally, Jimmy Manyi is no longer the government and cabinet spokesperson. His contract
has not been renewed. Not everyone might agree wholeheartedly with the official line on how Manyi performed in his role, however.
Rod Baker, content director
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South African women, whose work in the scientific field has helped change their communities, were recently acknowledged when the Department of Science and Technology (DST) Minister Naledi Pandor presented them with certificates and awards replete with prize money of up to R170 000. 
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) laboratory has re-introduced petrographic testing services to the coal and minerals industry. 
Apple on Monday dethroned longtime rival Microsoft as the most valuable company in history based on the value of its stock, which climbed to around $622-billion. 
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft on Thursday (23 August 2012) unveiled a new corporate logo for the first time in 25 years as the US tech giant geared up for a series of big product launches. 
SEOUL: South Korea's LG Electronics on Wednesday, 22 August 2012, began sales of what it claims is the world's largest ultra-definition television, with a view to expanding its share of the premium TV market. 
With hype building once again ahead of the launch of the next iPhone, it's sometimes easy to forget that the world doesn't revolve around the fruity company in California. The new iPhone - or whatever it's eventually called - is guaranteed saturation coverage in the next few weeks leading up to a rumoured September 12 address by Apple chief executive Tim Cook. 
