Our basic education system might be, what many people reckon, somewhat of a shipwreck, but there are centres of excellence of which we can be very proud. In this case it is UCT's Graduate School of Business that is one of them - it has held its ground in two
global MBA ratings.
There's always someone, isn't there... So beware of any messages you get from "SARS", the genuine one of which has issued a
scam warning to taxpayers. SARS (the genuine one) says taxpayers should be wary of a scam using the SA Revenue Service (SARS) logo to defraud people.
"Members of the public are randomly emailed with spoof emails made to look as if these come from SARS, but are in fact fraudulent emails aimed at enticing unsuspecting taxpayers to part with personal information, such as bank account details," SARS spokesman, Marika Muller said.
It was pretty obvious, wasn't it... When you add more than 50% to a wage bill, something has got to give, and in this case, it was farmers giving... retrenchment notices...
So farmworkers are losing their jobs after the wage hike.
Agriculture has shed hundreds of thousands of jobs since minimum wages were first implemented in 2000 and analysts warn that thousands more will be lost when the new wage, increased by 50% by Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant, comes into effect on 1 March 2013.
But to rub salt into the wound, the Department of Labour has
cautioned non-compliant farmers and says action will be taken against employers who do not comply with the new sectoral determination for farmworkers.
Finally, our very own champion, motoring editor Henrie Geyser, reckons the new
Golf 7 has champion stamped all over it.
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Global business is too easily knocked off course by short-term economic crises, such as the current US debt crisis, according to a global survey of finance and business leaders who hold the chartered global management accountant (CGMA) designation. 
Rory Byrne's job as chief designer for Ferrari's Formula 1 team was to make cars go faster. Now the 69-year-old South African's job is to make them go slower - and safer. 
Steelmaker ArcelorMittal South Africa announced on Monday (11 February) that its Vanderbijlpark plant had been shut down owing to extensive damage caused by a fire on Saturday (9 February). 
A National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme will collapse if it is implemented now claims the SA Medical Association (Sama). 
Professional services firm, Deloitte, have announced the opening of its Ethiopia office in the country's capital Addis Ababa. The opening follows a signing, in July 2012, of a merger agreement between Deloitte and leading Ethiopian accountancy and advisory firm HST. With this opening, Deloitte now enjoys a presence in one of Africa's richest countries, in mineral wealth, culture and history. 
MoneyGram remittance costs are 5% or less depending on the size of the transaction‚ MoneyGram's Vice President for Africa Hervé Chomel told a media roundtable on Thursday (7 February). 
Absa Financial Services, the independent financial, investment and risk advisory company, has handpicked 60 trainee financial advisers from all over South Africa to bolster its customer-focused financial solutions. 
Standard Bank has been ranked as the most valuable banking brand in Africa for the third consecutive year in the 2013 Global Top 500 Banking Brands report. In addition, Standard Bank was ranked 103 amongst the world's top 500 global banks. 
Taxpayers should be wary of a scam using the SA Revenue Service (SARS) logo to defraud people, an official warned on Monday (11 February). 
Employment fell sharply last month‚ by an annualised rate of 3.2%‚ showing the economy shed 51‚495 jobs during the month‚ the latest Adcorp employment index revealed on Monday (11 February). 
ATHENS, GREECE: Greece's main telecommunications provider OTE has sold a majority stake in the country's sole satellite operator Hellas Sat to Saudi Arabia-based Arabsat. 
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: The European Commission on Thursday (7 February) launched a new cyber-security plan, aimed at safeguarding vital information systems and bolstering the bloc's defences against a growing criminal threat. 
NEW YORK, USA: Dell unveiled plans on Tuesday (5 February) to delist the company in a private buyout worth US$24.4bn that is being led company founder Michael Dell. 
The manufacturing sector was disappointing on a year-on-year basis in December‚ but improved quarter-on-quarter results meant that the sector contributed positively to gross domestic product in the final quarter of 2012. 
