9 Oct 2012

Legal

 



SAA flies into flak

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.

Rod Baker, content director

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Facebook denies private messages are made public
The French government on Tuesday summoned Facebook managers to explain rumours that some users' privacy had been breached with private messages posted publicly on the social network. Read more >>

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Attorneys are concerned about quality of LLB degree
South African attorneys have grown increasingly concerned about the quality of the LLB degree currently being offered in the country's universities, voicing concern that it does not sufficiently prepare new entrants to the profession, according to a survey conducted by PPS. Read more >>

Firefighting
[Owen Dean] Australia is notorious for being a country plagued by rampant bush fires. Over the years, valuable agricultural land, forestry, residential areas and even towns have been threatened or wiped out by uncontrollable bush fires. These bush fires have given rise to considerable damage and even loss of life. It is, perhaps, therefore not surprising that Australians should have a pathological fear of fire imbued in their psyches. There is an involuntary will to fight fire whenever smoke appears. Read more >>

National Editors' Forum welcomes Constitutional Court's ruling
The South African National Editors' Forum (SANEF) has expressed its satisfaction by the Constitutional Court's ruling in favour of SANEF and Print Media South Africa - now Print & Digital Media South Africa (PDMSA) - in a crucial test-case for freedom of expression. Read more >>

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Polokwane mayor settles with City Press
The executive mayor of Polokwane in Limpopo, Freddy Greaver, and the City Press newspaper have reached a settlement over his defamation case, editor Ferial Haffajee said on Wednesday. Read more >>

Treating customers fairly
[Nivesh Maharaj] Lion of Africa Insurance is geared towards the implementation of TCF, having been one of several stakeholders who participated in the Financial Services Board (FSB) self-assessment pilot in July 2011. This has placed the company in good stead in enriching a TCF culture and embedding fair customer treatment into the company culture. Read more >>

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Police winning fight against crime - Mthethwa
The crime statistics which were released recently are an indication that police are winning their war against crime, Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says. Read more >>

SABC: Faulty Towers at its worst
[Rod Baker] NEWSWATCH: According to yesterday's Sunday Times and today's Times Live, much of the licence fees we pay to the SABC are being wasted, misspent and if the newspaper terminology is to be used... "looted". Meanwhile, Times Live also reports taxpayers are going to be coughing up yet more cash to prop up the broadcaster's new 24-hour news channel - which in an editorial the publication says we can "ill-afford". However, some good news: The new press regulations have been well received, reports BDlive. Read more >>

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Unpacking employment equity, or consider boycotts carefully
[Brandell Turner] The recent uproar over Woolworths' employment equity policies has brought to the fore several misconceptions about employment equity (EE). Contrary to what some (White) job candidates may think, employment equity is not designed to serve as racism in reverse. Those who feel the Employment Equity Act guarantees them top posts they are not qualified for, are wrong too. Read more >>

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A new tradition in legislating
[Owen Dean] The South African government has created a new tradition in drafting and processing legislation through parliament. This tradition manifests itself in the drafting of half-baked legislation with little or no regard to the provisions of the constitution and then fighting a huge public outcry against the legislation on the grounds that it is unconstitutional. Read more >>

Social media is here - but be alert to the risks
[Rosalind Davey] As more and more companies use social media platforms as marketing and communications tools they need to be aware that it is not without risks. Read more >>


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US judge lifts Samsung tablet ban
SAN FRANCISCO, US: A judge on Monday lifted a ban on US sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 computers as the South Korean firm added Apple's new iPhone 5 to a patent brawl between the two market rivals. Read more >>

Italian tax agency takes to YouTube in anti-evasion drive
ROME, ITALY: Italy's tax agency on Monday launched its own channel on YouTube to tell Italians how to pay their taxes, as the government pursues a sweeping crackdown against evasion aimed at boosting public finances. Read more >>

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A colourful judgement - Adams & Adams
[Thalia Le Roy] A brief overview of a court case involving two renowned fashion houses - Christian Louboutin versus Yves Saint Laurent American Holdings Inc. Read more >>


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