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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Writing on Southern Africa news and politics website Politicsweb, agricultural trade association in South Africa (AgriSA) President Johannes Möller says that unabated increases in administered prices are pushing up costs. 
Business Day reports that Coca-Cola Company's water and sustainable agriculture director Denise Knight, who was in SA recently, says the South African sugar industry's greatest challenges are lack of access to sufficient water and the need to grow the expertise of its small farmers. 
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) is to spend R136bn to acquire about 7000 new trains and upgrade and modernise train stations. 
Trade conditions started off the year low, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) said in its January Trade Conditions Survey. 
