New editor to drive CAR

Seasoned journalist and media specialist Steve Smith is to step into the editorial driver’s seat of CAR. He joins SA’s leading men’s interest title on 18 June, becoming only the eighth editor in the automotive brand’s 56-year history.

PM goes out on a limb

In a radical departure from high-tech flying machines, intelligent robots and similarly geek-oriented cover subjects, the June issue of sci-tech magazine Popular Mechanics features an attractive fashion model perched on a white cube.

Alan Ramsay marks 50 years at RamsayMedia

Filthy rich, and loving it!

New research into South Africa’s super-rich reveals they aren’t just wealthy, they are far wealthier than previously assumed. According to the TopEnd 2013 Survey into the country’s most affluent individuals, almost 10% of these ‘economic astronauts’ have a household income of R500 000 or more a month, while 36% earn in excess of R200 000 a month.

5-Star quality

Pinnacle Point and De Zalze made a welcome return to the list of the ‘Best of the Best’ at the 2012 Compleat Golfer 5-Star Golf Experience Awards, two of 25 golf courses given the ultimate accolade at the black-tie awards dinner held earlier this month at Country Club Johannesburg.

Stars earn their stripes

The contributions of those in the South African golfing industry were celebrated at the 21st annual Compleat Golfer Awards, sponsored by Volvo, which took place at Country Club Johannesburg last night. The black-tie dinner recognised the achievements of everyone from tour professionals through to administrative staff, members of the turf industry and amateur golf.