We're all aware of the unemployment problem in this country, but other than thousands and thousands of words, the issue has not seen any great change, but now a warning has been sounded... Evan Pickworth, addressing an economic conference last week pointed out a stark warning on the potential threat we face in the form of
rebellion by a jobless youth, desperate and frustrated.
We need to sit up and take notice - and then actually do what is needed to defuse what could be a very explosive situation.
On the mobile front, Mark Schefermann looks at
the future of the mobile voice.
So why were they closed in the first place? After years of calls from various quarters to re-open the teacher training colleges, which the government closed soon after taking power, the Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande has now announced that
teacher training colleges are to re-open. Many might say, about time, but too late... the education system is already a shambles.
Don't you wish you were a consultant to a government department? Well, perhaps you are...if so, you should be happy with your share of the
R24.6bn spent on consultants in a three-year period - yes, that's R24,600,000,000. Now the Office of the Auditor General has called for stricter controls on the use of consultants by government. To put this into perspective: if you spent R10,000 a day, every day, to spend this amount of cash would take you 2,460,000 days - or six thousand, seven hundred and fifty eight years and three months. Happy spending!
Onto some good news...
Kruger has reopened roads, camps and picnic spots.
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Standard Bank has been ranked 98 on the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World list and is the only African company on the list. 
Growing numbers of South Africans are using debit cards for everyday purchases‚ signaling a shift in the "cash is king" principle that is typical of emerging markets‚ said electronic payments company‚ Visa on Thursday (24 January). 
The FNB Estate Agent Survey released on Monday (28 January) showed that first-time buyers accounted for 23% of the residential property market in 2012‚ the same level as in 2011. 
PRETORIA: The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has reminded taxpayers that the submission of 2012 income tax annual returns (ITR12) by provisional taxpayers who use the eFiling system is on 31 January 2013. 
NEW YORK, USA: Last week Apple was dethroned as the world's most valuable company as its shares continued to fall, dropping from a high of about US$700 to US$439 a share and giving it a market capitalisation of US$413bn. 
LONDON, UK: David McQueen, principal analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media, comments on Nokia's financial results. 
LONDON, UK: Andy Castonguay, principal analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media comments on Apple's financial results. 
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Mining giant BHP Billiton on Wednesday (23 January) reported that iron ore production in resource-rich Western Australia recorded another strong performance in the six months to December, while petroleum output was steady. 
There would be no service delivery if government did not use the services of consulting firms, Consulting Engineers SA (CESA) said last week. 
The Presidency says it is "disappointed and surprised" by the one-sided First National Bank campaign. 
