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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The Department of Labour intends introducing proposals to strengthen companies' compliance with the Employment Equity Act, said Minister of Labour Mildred Oliphant. 
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. 
The latest illustrated bumper double issue of Amandla! magazine not only focuses on the Marikana massacre itself but examines the nature and impact of the mining industry. It exposes how new politically connected elites, not least those linked to President Zuma, are using their political clout to take advantage of South Africa's mineral led industrialisation strategy to secure mining licenses, often as junior partners to the big producers. 
Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana, has urged all CEOs to become ambassadors of women empowerment and gender equality in their respective companies and industries. 
According to Ports and Ships website, the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA), the Department of Labour and the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Economic Development and Tourism, are hosting the South Africa Maritime Industry Careers Expo and Jobs Summit in Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium from 25 to 28 September. 
The Junior Mining & Exploration Conference & Exhibition, is set to take place from 6 - 8 November 2012, at Turbine Hall, Newtown, Johannesburg. 
