Lift your spirits and savour the taste of Cape brandy at this year’s Fine Brandy Festival.Forget the Klippies and Coke and enjoy some refined spirits at this year’s Fine Brandy Festival from 25-27 May at the Sandton Convention Centre.
Now in its 4th year, this flagship event for the South African brandy industry is showcasing the [...]

Here’s how you can reward your staff without dipping into the company coffers.A happy workforce is a productive workforce and one of the best ways to stimulate and improve staff morale is to recognise hard work while still encouraging those who fall below company expectations. The theory that more money equals happy employees can be [...]

John Smit will lead the Springboks at the World Cup later this year.In leading the side again, the 102-cap Test veteran becomes the first player in history to captain a side that will attempt to defend its title. Wallaby Michael Lynagh was vice-captain in 1991 when the Australians won the World Cup and then captained the side when [...]

DESTINY MAN Editor Kojo Baffoe talks about his three favourite grooming treatments.There comes a time in every man’s life when he needs a good pampering. There are simple things you can do to clear the mind, even for a little while.
ManicureGetting a decent manicure is nothing to shy away from and often makes you feel good [...]

The controversial debate about the politics and physics of auto safety rages on.
There was a time when sports utility vehicles (SUVs) were mostly branded as moving coffins because of the so-called rollover effect and the notion that they were slower to brake due to their body mass. Early statistics in the USA showed that drivers [...]

As a loyal employee, you have a part to play in building your company’s reputation.When you are employed at a company, you are a representative of its brand. As such, you need to ensure that all your business dealings reflect the company in a positive light. We speak to Janine Hills, CEO and Founder of Vuma [...]

Beyond evoking pleasure and pain, art has an investment benefit as well.Well-chosen art and antiques can be an excellent way of preserving and creating wealth. While it is a great way for those who have what they need – a house, well-stocked portfolio – to diversify their assets, you can start an art collection with [...]

To block or not block? We discuss ways to address your employees’ social media activity.The issue of whether companies should ban employees from using social media networks like Twitter and Facebook has become a topical one. On the one side it is seen as a threat to bandwidth and productivity and on the other it [...]

Coach Gavin Hunt reckons that Ajax Cape Town have what it takes to win the Absa Premiership.Three-time league winning coach Gavin Hunt believes Ajax Cape Town will lift their maiden Absa Premiership title. Hunt maintains that he will enjoy a glass of wine with the man who possesses the coolest name in the league, Foppe de Haan, [...]

1. The Garden Route The drive along the coast on the N2 highway from Cape Town to the Tsitsikamma Forest (595km) is known to be the most scenic in SA. Its name derives from the verdant vegetation and the plentiful lagoons and lakes, and it includes towns like Mossel Bay, Knysna, Oudtshoorn, Plettenberg Bay and [...]