22 Jan 2013

Maritime & Fishing

 

Tricky disputes

Are you a sectional title owner living under seemingly unconstitutional rules or involved in a tricky dispute? Need some legal advice? Marina Constas, a director of BBM Attorneys and co-author of the book, Demystifying Sectional Title is offering a free half-hour consultation to sectional title owners during the last week of February, dubbing it Sectional Title Week.

University of the Free State chancellor Professor Jonathan Jansen has told first-year students he is ashamed of South Africa, it was reported on Monday, 21 January. "I'm ashamed of South Africa. It's an absolute disgrace that you can pass matric with a mark of 30%," he said.

Some people might say, join the club...

The migration to digital broadcasting from analogue signal has suffered another major setback after yesterday's decision by the Department of Communications to appeal against last month's court decision in favour of e.tv... It's a pity, but it seems we'll be stuck with analogue somewhat longer.

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has invited the public to submit their tips on what they would like to see in the National Budget, which he will table next month... What about cutting our taxes a bit?

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Climate change plan: is SA doing enough?
More frequent, intense and devastating forest fires. The emergence of new diseases and pests that will affect humans, plants and animals. Fishing communities that may be forced to relocate to find new sources of income as stocks falter. Read more >>

SA Agulhas in historic polar trip
[Janine Erasmus] The South African polar ship SA Agulhas is en route to the Antarctic with a team of adventurers on board. They will attempt to cross the frozen continent in the dead of winter, a feat never attempted before. Read more >>


Commercial Fishing

World Fisheries: are we managing an effective decline?
According to World Fishing & Aqauculture, fishing companies are travelling further in search of more productive fishing grounds, but at what cost? With more fishing grounds around the world reaching the point of depletion, are there any productive areas left to fish or are those being over-targeted too? Adrian Tatum reports. Read more >>


Marine Science

Mineral dust sprinkled in oceans could absorb vast amounts of carbon: study
Sprinkling billions of tonnes of mineral dust across the oceans could quickly remove vast quantities of climate-warming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to a new study, writes Damian Carrington in The Guardian. Read more >>

Marine science conference zeroes in on the Arctic
[Lauren Rosenthal] This week, according to Unalaska Community Broadcasting's Lauren Rosenthal, field researchers are gathered in downtown Anchorage to talk about the changes they've seen in Alaskan coastal waters, with a particular focus on the Arctic - including the Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea. Read more >>


Shipping

Richards Bay gets R140 million general bulk ship-loader
A R140 million general bulk ship-loader procured for the Port of Richards Bay is the latest addition in Transnet Port Terminal's (TPT) R33 billion Market Demand Strategy (MDS) investment programme. The loader replaces an out-of-date Krupp machine. Read more >>


International
Tanker seized in seas off Abidjan
ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE - Pirates seized a Panama-flagged oil tanker which was anchored in the Ivory Coast's economic capital of Abidjan, authorities said on Monday (21 January). Read more >>

QE2 to be used as luxury hotel in Asia
DUBAI, UAE: Iconic cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2 will be upgraded into a luxury floating hotel with 500 rooms and will be moored in an Asian harbour, its Dubai owners said in a statement on Thursday (17 January). Read more >>

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