So what are we going to do about it? We all know our state education system is a shambles, and now that has been confirmed after SA was rated as
bottom of class in maths and science. It's yet another extremely dubious "honour" this country has earned. The question is: how will our shambolic "education" system be fixed?
And if you are in the NPO sector, it's time to be afraid, very afraid... According to
Inyathelo executive director Shelagh Gastrow, if proposed amendments affecting the BEE code go through as is, NPOs and charities
could go under - and that means many thousands of children and adults currently being helped, will be affected.
Trying to benefit our exports by
'managing' the rand will not help exporters say a number of experts. In any event, one says, the market is far too large for us to influence it to any effective extent.
Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says bankers need to be taught
courses in sociology, apparently in order to develop a social consciousness about the effects of lending.
And to end, Bizcom's very own "brute in a suit", motoring editor Henrie Geyser, says the new Chevrolet Trailblazer is - just as he is...
a brute in a suit.
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Companies lose millions in lost time and business opportunities as result of the lack of harmonisation of company records between the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and the Companies Office, formerly known as Cipro. 
The Financial Intermediaries Association of Southern Africa (FIA) has announced the appointment of Gareth Stokes as its new media and communications manager effective from 1 January 2013. 
Absa supports the government's proposals to improve the preservation of pension money and the governance of retirement funds. However, more needs to be done to reach agreement between stakeholders on the detail of exactly how better preservation can be achieved. Also to be applauded is the commitment by government to protect accrued/vested rights. 
New banknotes bearing the face of former President Nelson Mandela will come into circulation next Tuesday, 6 November 2012, says the Reserve Bank. 
While South Africa's economic activity expanded in the second quarter, economic growth is likely to slow in the coming months, says the Reserve Bank. 
State-owned arms manufacturer Denel made an urgent plea yesterday for the government to disburse the R700m allocation it had committed to for use by its ailing subsidiary Denel Aerostructures. 
Fin24 reports that The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) warned that mining strikes would likely curb economic growth for the rest of the year. 
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Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande says bankers need to be taught courses such as sociology in order to develop a social consciousness about the effects of lending. 
