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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Another 18 miners who claimed they contracted deadly silicosis working at an Anglo American gold mine in South Africa have slapped the firm with a class action lawsuit, lawyers said. 
News that new low-cost airline Skywise is planning to start services in the second half of the year have upped the stakes in the domestic aviation market and may have prompted UK-listed Fastjet to find a way around regulatory hurdles. 
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has proposed several changes to legislation concerning retirement savings. 
During the upcoming Easter holidays traffic law enforcement officers will be out in full force to examine driver and vehicle safety as well as impound unroadworthy vehicles, warned Transport Minister Ben Dikobe Martins. 
The Department of Home Affairs on Tuesday confirmed that it has handed over the death certificate and travel documents of Mozambican national and taxi driver, Emidio Macia, to his family. 
Sarel du Plessis, executive director of OHMSA, has returned from the United States with details of a pro-bono collaboration between the OAAA (Outdoor Advertising Association of America) and a number of state departments. The collaboration lends itself to catching criminals, and also supporting charities. 
Hackers have claimed the scalp of the South African Ministry of State Security's Twitter account, underlining concerns that Africa may be the soft underbelly of global cyber security. 
The taxman is to check for unusual activity in the bank accounts of public representatives and senior government officials who are involved in the awarding of lucrative tenders. 
An anti-corruption bureau will be set up to fast track disciplinary cases in the public sector, the Minister of Public Service and Administration Lindiwe Sisulu has announced. 
Peter Hesseling, director in the corporate and commercial practice and Emil Brincker, national head of the tax practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr have been named as winning partners in the 2013 Client Choice International Awards. The awards were announced in London at the end of February 2013. 
BRAZZAVILLE, CONGO: The Republic of Congo has established a Postal Bank with the aim of reaching a wider part of the population of 3.6m in a country where only about five percent of inhabitants have bank accounts. 
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Groups representing US authors and publishers called on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to deny online retailer Amazon exclusive rights to websites ending with .book, .author, or .read. 
WASHINGTON, USA: The Android operating system accounted for 79% of all malware infections on smartphones and the threat is multiplying, a security firm said last week. 
WASHINGTON, USA: Facebook users began sharing more private data after the social network giant revamped its policies and interface, according to a study released Tuesday (5 March). 
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