Agri SA says that the
choices on labour unrest will be decisive for South Africa. It says in a statement that it is evident that the wage and related challenges are not exclusively, but mainly that of seasonal workers who have to earn their annual income over a period of a few months.
On the education front, something really needs to be done to jack up our education system after the latest results show that
maths and science skills remain poor, with grade nine pupils recording a dismal average score of 12.7% in mathematics and 35% in first additional language in the Department of Basic Education's second annual national assessments of pupils' mathematics and literacy abilities.
Such results will have a massive impact on school-leavers' ability to find employment.
On the tourism front, Chris Moerdyk asks:
Is SA being priced out of the tourist market? As comments on the article seem to have it, the answer could be a big "Yes!" and remember, once tourists have been ripped off - or feel they have been ripped off - they will never come back, and they will tell everyone they know.
Finally, Amelia Jones reckons that the
proposed BEE amendments are nonsensical, immoral and counter-productive and will hamper social development efforts in the Western Cape and elsewhere.
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Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant says her department has noted the farmworkers' intention to go on strike for better pay and working conditions. 
The first phase of the R23.4bn new multi-product pipeline project between Durban and Gauteng will be completed within budget by December next year, a revised date following significant cost and time overruns. 
President Jacob Zuma has learned with great sadness of the passing away of former President of the Constitutional Court and former Chief Justice, Arthur Chaskalson. 
PRETORIA: Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande says he's gaining ground on Further Education and Training (FET) colleges. 
PRETORIA: The Department of Public Works (DPW) has noted Public Protector Thuli Madonsela's report on an investigation into allegations of a breach of the Executive Ethics Code by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tina Joemat-Pettersson. 
A new record of 5.66m income tax returns have been submitted during this year's tax season‚ the South African Revenue Service (SARS) said on Tuesday (27 November), 16,4% higher than the previous year. 
The public outcry against the tolling of Gauteng's highways was related to the tariffs, the High Court in Pretoria heard on Tuesday (27 November). 
Murders and attacks on farm owners across South Africa should be regarded as a national crisis, the Solidarity Research Institute (SRI) said on Tuesday (27 November). 
PRETORIA: The South African National Defence Force's operations conducted throughout the country have continued to yield positive results, with more illegal weapons, contraband and dagga having been confiscated at the country's borders. 
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson is guilty of violating the executive ethics code and is getting away with it, the DA said on Monday (3 December). 
