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.
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Working with SHAWCO Health, a team comprising marketing students from the Red&Yellow School of Logic + Magic, known as #changealife, has won the Prezence Digital Student Brand Challenge. The team has been awarded R10 000 after producing a digital marketing campaign for SHAWCO Health. 
The 2012 Cancer.vive tour, to take place between 22 and 29 September, will see 50 people, including 25 cancer survivors taking to the open road on motorcycles to spread a message of hope and awareness. 
In support of International Literacy Week and the Readathon 2012 initiative, READ held a reading 'flash mob', reading for enjoyment at the Johannesburg City Library late last week. 
A new paradigm is needed for the world to survive and prosper in the 21st century, one that embraces the global common good rather than individual self-interest. This is what an array of international and local experts will be grappling with at the International Barrett Values Conference to be held from 19 to 21 September. 
