If there is one thing that is common in SA today, it is a shortage of skills, so it's good news to see that
Denel and the SAAF have agreed to retain 139 skilled jobs. So at least sense has prevailed in this instance.
How was that last braai you had? You enjoyed the steaks? Do I hear you say 'nay'? Well, if you found out your tasty steak was actually the last nag in the Bod Raker Handicap at Kenilworth last Saturday, you might not be able to get a payday out of it... Even if you do happen to be
an old lady who swallowed a horse....
If you thought the board antics at the SABC was the stuff of soap operas, then SAA's board antics seem to be trying to follow on, as minister of public enterprises Malusi Gigaba
says aiKona to South African Airways suspended acting CEO Vuyisile Kona.
And the buck stops... where? Corruption is robbing this country of billions, so it's nice to hear that a new
anti-corruption bureau is to fast track cases against public servants. Now, one hopes that will apply across the board - right to the very top... you know... the cabinet, if evidence of corruption is found?
Finally, our very own bright spark, motoring editor Henrie Geyser reckons that
the new baby Chevrolets now spark even brighter. Just like Henrie then.
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The new R100 million South African Police Service (SAPS) 10111 radio control centre in Korsten, Port Elizabeth, designed by The Matrix...cc Urban Designers and Architects for the National Department of Public Works (NDPW), is a world-class facility built primarily to improve on SAPS' response times and provide a significantly improved and more efficient call-out rate to the country. 
Historically disadvantaged universities are to receive R1.4bn this year to build new student accommodation and refurbish existing dormitories. 
The biggest decrease in the rate of unemployment in South Africa last year was recorded in Gauteng, economic development MEC Nkosiphendule Kolisile said on Sunday (10 March). 
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