SAAF, Denel agree to retain skilled jobs If there is one thing that is common in SA today, it is a shortage of skills, so it's good news to see that Denel and the SAAF have agreed to retain 139 skilled jobs. So at least sense has prevailed in this instance. How was that last braai you had? You enjoyed the steaks? Do I hear you say 'nay'? Well, if you found out your tasty steak was actually the last nag in the Bod Raker Handicap at Kenilworth last Saturday, you might not be able to get a payday out of it... Even if you do happen to be an old lady who swallowed a horse.... If you thought the board antics at the SABC was the stuff of soap operas, then SAA's board antics seem to be trying to follow on, as minister of public enterprises Malusi Gigaba says aiKona to South African Airways suspended acting CEO Vuyisile Kona. And the buck stops... where? Corruption is robbing this country of billions, so it's nice to hear that a new anti-corruption bureau is to fast track cases against public servants. Now, one hopes that will apply across the board - right to the very top... you know... the cabinet, if evidence of corruption is found? Finally, our very own bright spark, motoring editor Henrie Geyser reckons that the new baby Chevrolets now spark even brighter. Just like Henrie then. Rod Baker: Content Director
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 [Issued by Bizcommunity] Now available for viewing on small screens everywhere, via Bizcommunity's YouTube channel, is the Media Career Guide TV interview with our editor-at-large, Simone Puterman, which flighted on SABC1 during February 2013. [video] Read more >> visit press office >>
 The ANC urged the University of KwaZulu-Natal on Monday (11 March) to arrange accommodation for students left with no shelter in Durban during the weekend. Read more >>
Fewer than half of South African students sent to Cuba to study medicine complete their degree, it was reported on Saturday (9 March). Read more >>
 The Chairperson of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) board, Dr Ben Ngubane and his deputy Thami ka Plaatjie have resigned, the SABC reported this morning. Read more >>
 Creating awareness of youth work as a practice that is worthy to be recognised as a profession will be in the spotlight during a three-day Commonwealth Conference on Education and Training of Youth Workers. Read more >>
 South Africa and Belarus marked the beginning of an important relationship with the two countries establishing a working group in facilitating bilateral cooperation in agriculture. Read more >>
 [Abram Molelemane] As I write this, I'm having a drink with my colleague Nick Owsley, a graduate with an Honours Degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Cape Town. With Human Rights Day approaching I can't help but think how fortunate our generation is. Read more >>
 SA needs a dedicated ministry for small business to promote this vital, job-creating sector of the economy, the South African Institute of Tax Practitioners said on Thursday (7 March). Read more >>
 Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale on Thursday announced 15 new governors for the Estate Agency Affairs Board (EAAB). Read more >>
 The majority of farmers have taken up the offer to apply for an exemption from the R105 a day wage for farmworkers as set out in the new sectoral determination that came into effect on 1 March. Read more >>
 Gauteng aims to fight youth unemployment through a skills strategy turn-around programme at technical high schools, education MEC Barbara Creecy said on Wednesday (6 March). Read more >>
 The Treasury's chief director of legal tax design, Keith Engel, is leaving the government to work for one of SA's big four auditing and advisory firms in Johannesburg. Read more >>
The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) has called on all media to submit entries for the 2013 Southern African Development Community (SADC) Media Awards competition. Read more >>
Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Labour has adopted changes to the Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Bill, which will pave the way for the laws to be debated, said the Department of Labour. Read more >>
 [Emsie Ferreira] Transnet's chief executive Brian Molefe said on Wednesday, 6 March 2013, that he expects the mining sector to object to plans to hike cargo tariffs on dry bulk cargo by more than two-thirds and reduce those on manufactured goods by almost half. Read more >>
 [Linda Ensor] SA's port charges are among the highest in the world‚ a fact which undermined government's strategy to promote the export of manufactured goods‚ a trade and industry official said in Parliament on Wednesday (6 March). Read more >>
 [Dennis Cruywagen] The present production rate of qualified artisans in South Africa falls far short of the required targets, says the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande. Read more >>
 A total of 38 websites, and not just one, form part of the Free State's multi-year integrated website project, the provincial government said on Tuesday (5 March). Read more >>
 [Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: The DA wants the Special Investigations Unit to report on its probe into the SABC, reports The Citizen; the ANC's Gwede Mantashe has slammed the on-going board war at the broadcaster, reports IOL, and on the digital front, there is yet more on the migration from analogue to digital and the set-top box issue, reports Mail & Guardian. Read more >>
 Pretoria-based Assupol has reached its centenary in style by completing its transition from mutual society to public company and then paying out a cash windfall of R892m to more than 228‚000 qualifying policy-holders who have opted for cash pay-outs instead of holding Assupol shares. Read more >>
 The Western Cape provincial government has tabled legislation that proposes an increase of the tax on casinos operating in the province. Read more >>
 The Ports Regulator of SA was working to complete a new framework by the second half of the year for fees charged on goods moving through SA's ports, chief executive Riad Khan said last week. Read more >>
 Pretoria - The African Union Commission chairman Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has saluted the people of Kenya for the successful and peaceful conclusions of the elections. Read more >>
 News that new low-cost airline Skywise is planning to start services in the second half of the year have upped the stakes in the domestic aviation market and may have prompted UK-listed Fastjet to find a way around regulatory hurdles. Read more >>
 Historically disadvantaged universities are to receive R1.4bn this year to build new student accommodation and refurbish existing dormitories. Read more >>
 Government is confident the controversial youth wage subsidy, now called the youth wage incentive scheme (Yeti), will work, but DA MP Tim Harris says "like every Yeti, we all hear about it but no one ever sees it." Read more >>
 South Africa has started talks to establish bilateral trade relations in agriculture with the Republic of Belarus, the department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries said on Monday (11 March) Read more >>
 Political parties are divided over what to do about the latest controversy at the SABC, with the African National Congress (ANC) calling on Communications Minister Dina Pule to exercise her oversight responsibility as the government's shareholder representative, while the Democratic Alliance (DA) wants board chairman Ben Ngubane fired. Read more >>
 Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has proposed several changes to legislation concerning retirement savings. Read more >>
 During the upcoming Easter holidays traffic law enforcement officers will be out in full force to examine driver and vehicle safety as well as impound unroadworthy vehicles, warned Transport Minister Ben Dikobe Martins. Read more >>
Limpopo police yesterday arrested nine suspected rhino poachers at a private game farm in Lephalale. Read more >>
 An anti-corruption bureau will be set up to fast track disciplinary cases in the public sector, the Minister of Public Service and Administration Lindiwe Sisulu has announced. Read more >>
A Victim-Offender Dialogue session, which was organised by the Department of Correctional Services, has been held in Daveyton in the East Rand. Read more >>
 The Department of Home Affairs on Tuesday confirmed that it has handed over the death certificate and travel documents of Mozambican national and taxi driver, Emidio Macia, to his family. Read more >>
 Hackers have claimed the scalp of the South African Ministry of State Security's Twitter account, underlining concerns that Africa may be the soft underbelly of global cyber security. Read more >>
 The taxman is to check for unusual activity in the bank accounts of public representatives and senior government officials who are involved in the awarding of lucrative tenders. Read more >>
President Jacob Zuma is currently considering the resignations of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) chairman and deputy. Read more >>
 [Nicky Smith] Minister of Public Enterprises Malusi Gigaba on Monday removed South African Airways suspended acting CEO Vuyisile Kona from the airline's board after convening a special shareholder's meeting. Read more >>
 The Western Cape is on track to establish itself as Africa's Silicon Valley, which bodes well for the province's drive to become a centre of business excellence, the Cape Chamber of Commerce said last week. Read more >>
 The biggest decrease in the rate of unemployment in South Africa last year was recorded in Gauteng, economic development MEC Nkosiphendule Kolisile said on Sunday (10 March). Read more >>
 [Linda Ensor] One of the priorities identified by Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu is to professionalise the corps of public service by establishing a school of government. Read more >>
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