We're all aware of the unemployment problem in this country, but other than thousands and thousands of words, the issue has not seen any great change, but now a warning has been sounded... Evan Pickworth, addressing an economic conference last week pointed out a stark warning on the potential threat we face in the form of
rebellion by a jobless youth, desperate and frustrated.
We need to sit up and take notice - and then actually do what is needed to defuse what could be a very explosive situation.
On the mobile front, Mark Schefermann looks at
the future of the mobile voice.
So why were they closed in the first place? After years of calls from various quarters to re-open the teacher training colleges, which the government closed soon after taking power, the Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande has now announced that
teacher training colleges are to re-open. Many might say, about time, but too late... the education system is already a shambles.
Don't you wish you were a consultant to a government department? Well, perhaps you are...if so, you should be happy with your share of the
R24.6bn spent on consultants in a three-year period - yes, that's R24,600,000,000. Now the Office of the Auditor General has called for stricter controls on the use of consultants by government. To put this into perspective: if you spent R10,000 a day, every day, to spend this amount of cash would take you 2,460,000 days - or six thousand, seven hundred and fifty eight years and three months. Happy spending!
Onto some good news...
Kruger has reopened roads, camps and picnic spots.
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Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) is discussing "with concerned parties" its planned retrenchment of nearly 14,000 mineworkers at its mines. 
SABMiller said on Tuesday (22 January) that lager volumes for the third quarter were 2% higher than those of the previous year while soft drinks volumes had risen by 3%. 
OTTAWA, CANADA: WhatsApp's mobile messaging service used by hundreds of millions of people worldwide breached privacy laws in at least two countries, a joint Canadian-Dutch probe concluded on Monday (28 January). 
FRANKFURT, GERMANY: A top executive of US car manufacturer, General Motors, has warned that Opel's loss-making Bochum plant in Germany could be closed two years earlier than expected unless management and unions agree a turnaround plan soon. 
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Apple's iPhone remained the most popular smartphone among US buyers in the closing months of 2012 while Android handsets were on top worldwide, Kantar Worldpanel ComTech reported on Tuesday (21 January). 
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Mining giant BHP Billiton on Wednesday (23 January) reported that iron ore production in resource-rich Western Australia recorded another strong performance in the six months to December, while petroleum output was steady. 
The SA National Defence Force (SANDF) has defended the disposal of military helicopter airframes and spares to Zimbabwe amid threats of legal action to stop the move. 
There would be no service delivery if government did not use the services of consulting firms, Consulting Engineers SA (CESA) said last week. 
