21 Aug 2012

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IMC to engage on Marikana dispute

What happened at Marikana last week is a blot on this country, and in an effort to ensure that what happened there does not happen again, the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) has committed to finding a solution to the dispute. It cannot be allowed to fail.

MCI Consultants recently released the results of its recruitment trend survey. It revealed some interesting points, such as 93% of organisations try to recruit internally before approaching recruitment agencies, and 53% use social media to recruit candidates, with LinkedIn being by far the most successful. There's far more to the survey, of course - so don't just sit there, take a look.

You know that favourite storage device of yours? Well, if you're not careful there's a pretty good chance it's infected... A recent survey found that a third of computer users have infected storage devices.

On the science front, SA is on a roll when it comes to its output of research. What's more, South Africa has also more than doubled its publication numbers in the same period covered by the survey, namely 2000-2010, from 3617 in 2000, to 7468 in 2010.

Now for a melodious message - and we think this is simfly suupah! A music streaming service is to launch in SA. Launch date is 27 August.

Finally, to end... our classy, built-for-comfort motoring editor Henrie Geyser, car-waxes enthusiastically over the new Mazda BT-50.

Rod Baker, content director

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Research output rises, papers double
[Wilma den Hartigh] Findings of a recent analysis of South Africa's scientific performance show that the country increased its research output between 2000 and 2010. Read more >>

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FNB expands cellphone bank service to Swazi‚ Lesotho
[Sure Kamhunga] FNB has launched cross border payments to Swaziland and Lesotho using a cellphone‚ as SA's third largest bank by customer numbers expands its Pay2Cell service that was launched in September last year. Read more >>

Android voice search gets support for 13 new languages
[Stuart Thomas] Voice search: it's one of the biggest battles going on in tech today and Google just let off its latest round of ammo. Read more >>

Wily publisher sells travel books to Google
San Francisco - US publishing house John Wiley & Sons said on Monday it is selling all of its travel assets - including the well known Frommer's brand - to Internet titan Google. Read more >>

Eight mobile technologies that are changing the face of CRM
[Andrew Cardoza] Let's say that you're running a business. Now let's say that you want to know how people feel about it. If you're a small neighbourhood business you can just ask them. The bigger you become, though, the more difficult that becomes. Read more >>

IT News Africa launches first edition of African Innovator
The first edition of the African Innovator magazine has been officially launched by the publishers of IT News Africa. This quarterly magazine is dedicated to the coverage of information communication technology and its impact on Africa. Read more >>

Japan's Sharp running out of options: analysts
TOKYO, JAPAN: Japan's Sharp Corp. is fast running out of options to repair its disintegrating balance sheet, analysts say, raising fears about its viability as investors bolt for the exit. Read more >>


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