Tomorrow, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will either make or break your day, depending on what he says in his budget speech, and how what he says will affect you. We'll bring you the news and analysis as soon as we have it.
In the meantime, however, there's good news on the crime front, with
serious crime levels apparently in decline and, what's more - especially if the plight of the rhino upsets you - the
SANDF and law enforcement agencies are to fight border crimes - which should be good news for rhinos and very bad news - sometimes fatal news - for poachers.
Back on the finance front, Anna Malczyk of the UCT Basics of Financial Management short course
gives you some tips on defining your business financial goals for 2012.
And now for something out of this world; did you know we have a space agency? Well, we do, and even though the
South African National Space Agency (Sansa) was formally launched in December 2010, and began operations only in April 2011, it seems that it is laying the foundations for... going into space!
Finally, for you drivers of precious metal - i.e. a car -
a new study on the costs of vehicle ownership has some interesting facts. When next you complain about the price of fuel, just be grateful you don't live in the UK.
Rod Baker, general manager: content
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Mobile banking is taking off in Africa, with FNB recording a 150% jump in transaction growth for its cellphone banking service and 1,384% growth for eWallet for the month of December 2011 when compared to the previous December. 
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) is to spend R136bn to acquire about 7000 new trains and upgrade and modernise train stations. 
Vehicle financier Wesbank has released its international mobility study, which compares the operating costs of a typical passenger vehicle in different regions around the world to highlight the variation in costs faced by consumers. 
LONDON, UK: comScore, Inc has released an overview of internet usage in Europe, showing 381.5 million unique visitors went online in December 2011 for an average of 27.5 hours per person. 
