Our basic education system might be, what many people reckon, somewhat of a shipwreck, but there are centres of excellence of which we can be very proud. In this case it is UCT's Graduate School of Business that is one of them - it has held its ground in two global MBA ratings.

There's always someone, isn't there... So beware of any messages you get from "SARS", the genuine one of which has issued a scam warning to taxpayers. SARS (the genuine one) says taxpayers should be wary of a scam using the SA Revenue Service (SARS) logo to defraud people.

"Members of the public are randomly emailed with spoof emails made to look as if these come from SARS, but are in fact fraudulent emails aimed at enticing unsuspecting taxpayers to part with personal information, such as bank account details," SARS spokesman, Marika Muller said.

It was pretty obvious, wasn't it... When you add more than 50% to a wage bill, something has got to give, and in this case, it was farmers giving... retrenchment notices...
So farmworkers are losing their jobs after the wage hike.

Agriculture has shed hundreds of thousands of jobs since minimum wages were first implemented in 2000 and analysts warn that thousands more will be lost when the new wage, increased by 50% by Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant, comes into effect on 1 March 2013.

But to rub salt into the wound, the Department of Labour has cautioned non-compliant farmers and says action will be taken against employers who do not comply with the new sectoral determination for farmworkers.

Finally, our very own champion, motoring editor Henrie Geyser, reckons the new Golf 7 has champion stamped all over it.

Rod Baker: Content Director

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