Well, this is our last newsletter for 2011, but we will be back with our first newsletter for 2012 on 10 January. In the meantime we will continue to update the site, but at a lower rate since a great many of you, being far cleverer than us, will be relaxing on holiday or at home with friends and family, and work will be the last thing on your mind.
So, from the Bizcommunity team, our best wishes to all of you - our readers, subscribers, contributors and your friends and families - we hope you have a wonderful and restful festive season and we'll see you back in 2012.
Drive safely, drive defensively, and be safe.
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Deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe, human settlements minister Tokyo Sexwale as well as the former director-general for the Department of Minerals and Energy, Sandile Nogxina, had not contravened any South African law concerning the United Nations' Iraqi Oil-for-Food Programme. 
While Business Unity South Africa (Busa) wants the private sector to form partnerships with government to boost economic growth, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), according to Mail & Guardian, says that these partnerships will be of little benefit and urged the government to boost job creation by investing in infrastructure development. 
Michelle Beetar has been appointed MD for Experian South Africa, a supplier of credit management solutions. She succeeds Jim Fick, who will be taking on an executive role at Experian Global. 
CHICAGO, US: Consumers are quickly becoming fed up with banking fees. If your financial institution began charging US$2/month for the convenience of having a debit card with your cheque account, what would you do? 
Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) says it expects South Africa's economy to grow by 3% in 2012. 
Cabinet has announced that it will intervene in the financial administration of three provinces in the country. The move, which was taken after a special Cabinet meeting on Monday, aims to address under-spending, overspending and challenges with supply chain management. The three provinces are Gauteng, Free State, and Limpopo. 
