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13 September | October | November 2018 SOUTH AFRICA - ISSUE #9 WITH THE SUPPORT OF ITALY IN SOUTH AFRICA: Embassy of Italy 796 George Avenue, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0083 Tel: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] Dear Reader, B race yourselves! Summer might have come to an end, but the autumn season in Italy has plenty of wonders and absolute must-dos in store! Through this new issue of the My Italian Link magazine, we take you on a new journey through another corner of ‘the Boot’! We do our best to promote Italy in South Africa through in-depth articles, but also by offering unique encounters with Italian artists and businessmen by telling their success stories, and by putting the spotlight on Italian culture through history, art and lifestyle content. UNCAPPED DATA 42 Chester Road, Parkwood, Johannesburg, 2193 Tel: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] -- Eric Pastore Giovanni Cavaliere BOOK IT NOW On expressowifi.com and enter promo code “acp2017” to enjoy a special discount: 10% off your order total price! 2 Grey’s Pass, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001 Tel: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] Audrey ROBIN - Editor-in-chief & Copy Editor LAZIO REGION There are no activation fees or extra costs. Simply choose a rental period that suits you and select the location you'd like to pick up and return the device: Rome Fiumicino airport, Milan Malpensa and Linate airport or our ExpressoWiFi Boutique in Italy. If you want, you can choose to pick up and drop off the device at your hotel/apartment/B&B. Convenient, simple and above all, worth it: you pay €6 a day only, all-inclusive. Consulate of Italy in Cape Town 803 East Avenue, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0083 Tel: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] PIAZZA NAVONA, ROME Avoid roaming charges and surf with 4G/LTE full-speed connection, thanks to our mobile pocket WiFi which you can take with you anywhere and anytime, with unlimited data traffic, allowing you to connect up to 10 devices simultaneously (smartphones / tablets and PCs). 37 1st Avenue, c/o 2nd Street, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, 2196 Tel: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] In this, the 9 th issue, you will have the opportunity to explore the beautiful region of Lazio; learn about new types of tourism; meet with two of Scuderia South Africa’s ultimate fans – Zeus Venter and Mike Tutt, whom we thank for the interview; discover Sting and Trudie Styler’s Il Palagio estate through an exclusive interview; uncover the work of ENEA throughout the world; not to forget an immersion in the MUDEC museum in Milan; get to know the life’s work of Edoardo Villa through Daniel Mosako’s words; and finally, get clued up on 2018 autumn activities in Italy through our li- festyle section! We sincerely hope you will enjoy our new format, visit us at www.myitalianlink. com and follow us on Facebook and Instagram. COVER PHOTO If you're planning a holiday in Italy and you want to stay connected, ExpressoWiFi is the best solution for you! Consulate General of Italy in Johannesburg The beautiful 16 th -century Fontana del Nettuno (Fountain of Neptune) features the god fighting an octopus, and is one of three fountains in Rome’s famous Piazza Navona. This square is a prime example of Baroque Roman architecture, and features in several famous films, including Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, starring Sophia Loren, and the adaptation of Angels & Demons by Dan Brown. Italian Institute of Culture in Pretoria Italian Trade Commission in Johannesburg Italian-South African Chamber of Trade and Industry Suite 3B, Bedford Manor Office Suites, c/o Regent Street & Kirkby Road, Bedford Gardens, Bedfordview, Johannesburg, 2047 Tel: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] DANTE ALIGHIERI SOCIETY Johannesburg 62a Houghton Drive, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, 2198 Tel: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] Cape Town 137 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001 Tel: [phone] E-mail:[email protected] Durban Publishing Directors: Laurent Mallet & Jean-Luc Bogros Editor-in-chief & Copy Editor: Audrey Robin - Creative Director: Céline Faillères Managing Editor: Francesca Vallardi - Writer & Proofreader: Katherine Couzyn Writers: Alessandro Parodi, Jessica Sapsford & Agnese Roda - Iconography: Adobe Stock, RP Publisher: My Italian Link is a publication of My European Link, represented by Magebox SARL, 10, rue de Penthièvre, 75008 Paris, France - Printer: Law Print 82 Fairway, Beachwood, Durban North, 4001 Tel: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] Pietermaritzburg 21 Alice Grange Road, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, 3200 Tel: [phone] E-mail: [email protected]