At this rate there will be very few, if any, of the current SAA board left after
CEO Siza Mzimela quit, closely followed yesterday by the resignations of
commercial general manager Theunis Potgieter, and legal and risk head Sandra Coetzee.
On the technology front, America's National Science Foundation has created a new program to
find new paths forward for sustainable energy.
Many people reckon she deserves an 'F' - despite Angie Motshekga awarding herself a very good pass mark after the Limpopo textbook debacle. Now she has to
give a report on the issue. What's the bet she comes out smelling of roses.
Think of El Nino and you usually think of wild weather. Well, according to Santam,
El Nino offers an opportunity for SA farmers.
Still on the agriculture front, in a way, Goodyear, the tyre manufacturer, has announced plans to
replace petroleum oil in tyres with soya oil.
Still on the automotive front proper, our intrepid motoring editor Henrie Geyser rates the new Chevrolet Cruze hatches as
nifty - which is just the way we rate Henrie ourselves.
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As part of the build-up to the 5th annual Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) Convention and Exhibition, several master classes will be presented by foremost thought leaders. 
According to ESI-Africa, South Africa's national utility, Eskom, has expressed its thanks to customers who have responded to the Power Alert messages which are broadcast on TV each evening. Switching off non-essential appliances during peak hours, Eskom says, customers' efforts have made a significant difference to demand. 
Ellies Renewable Energy (ERE) has recently won the Best Decorex Green Stand and Product Award as part of the 2012 exhibition in Midrand, Gauteng. This award was given to the leading energy brand for their variety of affordable, credible and efficient energy saving products. 
Cape Business News reports that a niche operator based at Cape Town's Century City appears to be thriving at a time when many construction companies are struggling and downsizing. Big Ben Construction has more than tripled its turnover, says Managing Director Colin Ridley, adding that the company is working to full capacity, with around R280m in committed contracts in the pipeline. 
The Presidential Infrastructure Commission (PICC) will address the pace of infrastructure development in the country, which is lagging behind what the country needs, says Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe. 
Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale has spoken out against labelling houses as "RDP" houses and more recently "BNG" (Breaking New Ground) houses, saying that such names should not be attached to the houses built by government for its people. He said these names dehumanised the people who lived in these communities. 
