Via the Department of Communications, the communications minister Dina Pule has come out firing on all barrels and has
taken on the Sunday Times over what the department claims is a smear campaign against her. The final straw was apparently the newspaper's call on Sunday to Zuma to fire Pule.
On a happy note, and this is not an April Fool's joke so there's not need to check the calendar, Bizcommunity.com has instituted a
price freeze on most of our rates for 2013!Also on a happy, more melodious note (pardon the pun), the 19th Annual MTN South African Music Awards has
announced this year's nominees.Ford is doing its bit for the environment, and to combat water shortages, has
cut its global water use by 62% since 2000. Now, what about other companies following suit?
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Acid rain and contaminated water continue to negatively impact farming activities and communities in areas in which mines operate, despite claims by mining companies that they are complying with environmental standards and protocols, says the Bench Marks Foundation. 
The alliance between Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa fits in well with South Africa's National Development Plan (NDP), says President Jacob Zuma. 
Jailed prisoners have overtaken the mining sector by having more prisoners infected with tuberculosis (TB) than miners. 
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