7 Aug 2012

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Curiosity wins Gold for NASA

The big news on the science and technology front is NASA's Curiosity rover, in a scientific and technological tour de force, has landed successfully on Mars after a journey of about 800 million kilometres. It's also started sending pictures back - and we publish one of the first of them.

So it's all going to be OK then? The Presidency has assured everyone that education remains a top priority for government. Apparently "The president will not rest until he gets to the bottom of the crisis and finds lasting solutions, working with his cabinet who feel equally strongly about the need to ensure that this does not recur." He's in Jamaica at the moment, by the way...

This should cheer up Cosatu... A youth study has vindicated SA's labour brokers and researchers also found that, shock and horror..."no evidence that people employed by labour brokers earned wages significantly lower than was typical or were employed in sectors of the economy considered less desirable." Still on the HR front, local government has warned that unqualified staff cannot be fired. Brilliant... you can be unqualified, unskilled, incompetent, but you're safe. No wonder service delivery is what it is. But on a much brighter note, Bizcommunity.com has revamped the recruitment business.

Finally, SANParks has upped their game in the battle to save our rhinos. The first group of 150 new game rangers promised to the Kruger National Park (KNP) to boost efforts against rhino poaching has been deployed.

Rod Baker, content director

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Date for e-tolling High Court review is set
A full review hearing of the e-tolling case will take place on 26 November in the North Gauteng High Court, following a meeting with the legal teams of the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL), the Opposition to Urban Tolling Association (OUTA) and the Deputy Judge President in the North Gauteng High Court. Read more >>

South Africa's child rights hero
[Wilma den Hartigh] South Africa's children have a powerful ally fighting for their rights. In and out of the court room South African advocate Prof Ann Skelton is doing ground-breaking work to advance the rights of children and bring about changes to the country's juvenile justice system. Read more >>

Finalists for entrepreneur of the year annouced
The 22 finalists of the 2012 Sanlam/Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year competition have been announced. According to Nimo Naidoo, project manager of the competition, this year has set a benchmark in terms of celebrating entrepreneurial excellence in the country, resulting in encouraging entries from very talented South African entrepreneurs. Read more >>

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Advocate urges litigation over PMBs
Advocate Isabelle Ellis, from the Pretoria Society of Advocates, has said that medical schemes in South Africa are under threat and the enforcement of Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMBs), which most affect their sustainability, is unconstitutional. Read more >>

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Arms deal commission exercising options
"After careful consideration I've decided not to make any submissions. There are a number of issues I have with the [Judge Willie] Seriti commission" Read more >>

Gauteng commissioner optimistic about war against crime
Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant-General Mzwandile Petros is optimistic that the war against crime in the province and the country can be won. Read more >>

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Recent case law clarifies which Labour Court has jurisdiction
[Johan Botes is a director, and Mark Meyerowitz a c] The High Court and Magistrates Court are subject to strict prescripts concerning territorial jurisdiction. Litigants must "seek out the defendant" and institute proceedings in the particular court with jurisdiction over, among other things, the area where the defendant resides, the area where the dispute arose, or the place where the parties entered into the contract. Read more >>

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Traditional Courts Bill to be reviewed
[Gabi Khumalo] PRETORIA: The Traditional Courts Bill is in for an overhaul, says minister of women, children and people with disabilities, Lulu Xingwana. The announcement was made by the minister at the launch of Women's Month in Pretoria on Wednesday, 1 August 2012. Read more >>

Cabinet approves transport laws bill
PRETORIA: Cabinet has approved the Transport Laws and Related Matters Amendment Bill, 2012 for submission to Parliament, according to a statement by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS). Read more >>

Kasunda elected as MISA regional chair
[Gregory Gondwe: @Kalipochi] Anthony Kasunda, the chairperson of the Malawi chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA-Malawi) has been elected chairperson of the MISA Regional Governing Council (RGC) at the 2012 Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 29 July 2012, at the Indaba Hotel and Conference Centre in Fourways, Johannesburg, South Africa. Read more >>


International
Samsung copied 'every element' of iPhone: Apple
SAN JOSE, US: Samsung executives at the highest level made a decision to copy "every element" of the iPhone to compete in the smartphone market, a lawyer for Apple said as arguments began in a huge patent trial. Read more >>

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Bizcommunity.com revamps recruitment business - Bizcommunity
Since its launch in 2001, Bizcommunity has always seen the benefit for our readers of having industry jobs available on the site, as well as the benefit to companies looking for applicants and recruiters and recruitment agencies having a targeted audience pool to search for good quality applicants and CVs. Read more >>


Government
Transport ministry sneaks through new road rules: DA
Transport Minister Ben Martins has "snuck through" changes to the National Road Traffic Regulations, bypassing Parliament, the DA claims. Read more >>

Home Affairs respects court ruling on new asylum applications
The Department of Home Affairs has noted a Cape High Court Judgment compelling it to process new asylum-seeker applications within the Cape Town metropolitan area. Read more >>

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