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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Sustainability Institute (SI) Explorers offer students between the ages of 17 and 21 an adventure-based hybrid between a gap-year and tertiary education - a blend of adventure, training, and real-world exposure to careers and life in eight countries across the globe. 
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 AAA School of Advertising, in partnership with digital strategist Ryan Sauer have created the Digital Media Bootcamp version 2.0. This follows after the success of its initial Digital Bootcamp series which attracted over 100 delegates across Johannesburg and Cape Town. 
Collect-a-Can's Artistic Expression Competition, which has been running for a number of years as a school competition, has now been opened to tertiary level students instead and will reward students' creative efforts with exciting prizes which include an Apple Macbook, an Apple iPad and an Apple iPhone. 
Europcar officially opened its learning centre in Meadowdale Johannesburg, to benefit both its staff and unemployed school leavers through a variety of short courses and learnerships. The 1 600m2 building has had R7 million invested into it. 
