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FEBRUARY 2019 WINNER SAPF 2015 - BEST EXTERNAL MAGAZINE - CATEGORY B YOUR FREE COPY BLOEMFONTEIN GABORONE HOEDSPRUIT CAPE TOWN KIMBERLEY DURBAN RICHARDS BAY WALVIS BAY INPORT ELIZABETHDWE LUBUMBASHI MTHATHA JOHANNESBURG NOW FLYING FROM CAPE TOWN MORE THAN 80 YEARS OF CRAFTSMANSHIP The Browns story began back in 1934 when the talented and highly skilled goldsmith, Jack, opened a boutique jewellery store in downtown Johannesburg. Jack taught his beloved grandchildren all they needed to know about the jewellery business. He inspired in them a passion for fine jewellery and nurtured their artistic 1934 and creative flair. As they grew older they were taught the fine craftsmanship and goldsmithing techniques of their grandfather, ensuring that the legacy of jewellery making would continue to pass down through the generations. In celebration of our heritage REGISTERED DESIGN A2013/01058 Sawubona Browns 1934_DPS 275x420.indd All Pages 2019/01/14 10:36 AM MORE THAN 80 YEARS OF CRAFTSMANSHIP The Browns story began back in 1934 when the talented and highly skilled goldsmith, Jack, opened a boutique jewellery store in downtown Johannesburg. Jack taught his beloved grandchildren all they needed to know about the jewellery business. He inspired in them a passion for fine jewellery and nurtured their artistic 1934 and creative flair. As they grew older they were taught the fine craftsmanship and goldsmithing techniques of their grandfather, ensuring that the legacy of jewellery making would continue to pass down through the generations. In celebration of our heritage REGISTERED DESIGN A2013/01058 Sawubona Browns 1934_DPS 275x420.indd All Pages 2019/01/14 10:36 AM Contents Features 25/ 31/ 43/ Did You Know? Doing Good While You Dine Remember When? Five Things You Never Knew StreetSmart What Your Earliest Memories Say About Mthatha About You 51/ 58/ 60/ Embracing Partnerships for The Ideal Conduit for B-BBEE Spend Bubbling Over with Success Growth in Higher Education Sum of 21 Academy Le coin Français Restaurant Botswana Accountancy 62/ 64/ 66/ Turn Your Waste Into an Asset More Intelligent DTH Surface Drilling I’m in Remission ChemChamp New Sandvik Leopard DI650i Does That Mean My Cancer Is Cured? 4/ INDWE Your Flavours, Our Legacy... Michelangelo Towers Mall Pigalle Restaurant +27 (0) 11 884 8899 Maude Street, opposite Sandton Knead Bakery +27 (0) 11 884 9449 Convention Centre +27 (0) 11 245 4000 The Raj +27 (0) 11 783 1521 VIP Lounge +27 (0) 11 783 2200 www.LegacyRetail.co.za Parc Ferme +27 (0) 11 245 4846 Piccolo Mondo +27 (0) 11 282 7463 @michelangelotowersmall @MichelAngeTower Michelangelo Towers Mall Joburg style Legacy Tower mall 210x275 PRINT.indd 1 2018/02/01 3:06 PM Contents / Regulars / Travel 12/ Need to Know 22/ Reasons to Visit Walvis Bay Today 16/ Bits & Pieces 34/ Sun-Drenched Lodgings – Antrim Villa 18/ Dinner & A Movie 36/ Jozi’s Serene Spaces 20/ Turn it Up! 40/ Morokolo Safari Lodge Books Best of the Beach – Blaauwberg 80/ 48/ Beach Hotel 81/ Gadgets 54/ Wild About Africa / Airline Info / Motoring CEO Letter Much Better Than a Coffee Maker - 06/ 71/ Volvo XC60 09/ SA Express – New Routes Launched 82/ Meet the Crew 84/ Airline Information 86/ Flight Schedule 87/ Passenger Letters 6/ INDWE CEO Letter SA EXPRESS AIRWAYS Customer Care Department Tel: 0861 729 227 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @flySAexpress Facebook: SA Express Airways Reservations Support Tel: +27 11 978 9905 Email: [email protected] Group Reservations Tel: +27 11 978 5578 Email: [email protected] Sales Office Email: [email protected] INDWE Cover Image © iStockphoto.com Managing Director Pam Komani | [email protected] Publishing Director Bernie Hellberg Jr | [email protected] Editor Nicky Furniss | [email protected] Managing Editor Phindiwe Nkosi / [email protected] Features Editor Julie Graham | [email protected] Design & Layout LOVE IS ALL AROUND Nicola Vermeulen | [email protected] Media Traffic Cue the teddy bears, bouquets of red roses Our reputation is our most treasured asset Chelsey Stain | [email protected] and boxes of chocolates as everyone around and the foundation on which we built our Accounts Okkie Meintjies | [email protected] the country showers their loved ones with airline. The only way to protect and improve gifts and grand displays of love. The month of our reputation is to exceed our passengers’ ADVERTISING SALES love is upon us! expectations and meet our commitments. National Sales Manager (Business Development) It is hard to believe that we are already in As the renowned poet E.E. Cummings Chantal Barton | [email protected] the month of February and, so far, 2019 has penned: “i carry your heart(i carry it in my +27 79 626 0782 gotten off to a very good start. heart) i am never without it(anywhere i go National Sales Manager (Regional & SADC) The long-awaited relaunch of our second- you go, my dear; and whatever is done by Bryan Kayavhu | [email protected] biggest base of operations in South Africa, Cape only me is your doing . .” Our mettle has +27 83 785 6691 Senior Account Managers th Town International Airport, on 12 January surely been tested over our 25 years of Nikki de Lange | [email protected] +27 83 415 0339 2019 is an exciting development for us. We existence, but the strides we have made in are extremely excited to be back to offering reaffirming our airline as leading from the Calvin van Vuuren | [email protected] +27 82 582 6873 our services to business and leisure travellers front in the region is written in the stars. Gertjie Meintjes | [email protected] between the Mother City, Bloemfontein and Yes, we at SA Express have been bitten +27 82 757 2622 Walvis Bay, Namibia. Cape Town’s iconic by the love bug. At the risk of sounding Printing Table Mountain offers the most breath-taking cheesy: We commit to carrying you, South Business Print Centre, Pretoria panoramic views of the two oceans, while the Africa, in our hearts, wherever our wheels DISCLAIMER: All material is strictly copyrighted. All rights are city itself makes for the perfect romantic getaway touch down. reserved. Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited without prior permission from the publisher. Opinions expressed in – even for the most chronic philophobic in this Your opinion as a customer means a lot to Indwe Magazine are not necessarily those of SA Express. Information has been included in good faith by the publisher month of love. us. Please share your flying experience with and is believed to be correct at the time of going to print. No The return to the Mother City also confirms us on [email protected] to help us responsibility can be accepted for errors and omissions. the airline’s major strides forward in the enhance your future flying experience. implementation of its renewed business Dare to travel this February – you never strategies to stabilise the airline and achieve know, love might be awaiting you on the commercial sustainability. It also coincides with other side of our cabin doors. the airline’s celebration of its key performance Thank you for flying with us. milestones – including the number of aircraft back in service in our phased-in network Love, restoration, improved on-time performance, Siza and a positive trend in passenger growth. Interim CEO Q1 2018 18,895 8/ INDWE NEW ROUTES LAUNCHED As SA Express continues to accelerate its phased-in restoration of the network, the airline is proud to resume flights from our second largest base in South Africa, Cape Town International Airport, with the introduction of flights to Walvis Bay and Bloemfontein. The relaunch demonstrates both the importance of the routes, as well as the significant progress that the airline has made in its heightened implementation of its new business strategies aimed at achieving commercial sustainability. To book a flight, visit our website on www.flyexpress.aero, or visit your nearest travel agent. 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