The fifth BRICS Summit ended recently and was marked by Jacob Zuma's call for the organisation to
create a new funding model in Africa. He wants regional projects to be favoured for finance. Also at the event, Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies said that
partnerships in manufacturing are vital for BRICS success.
On a more sombre note, if the ANC has its way, there will be no judicial oversight over eavesdropping on communications originating outside of SA. So if the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill becomes law, you will have to
mind what you say - or write.
On a most sombre note, it has not been a good time for the SANDF, what with casualties in the Central African Republic and now the loss of five of its members who
died in an anti-poaching operation in the Kruger National Park when their helicopter crashed.
You're in HR, right? Or you're in management... so how are your internal communications - are you
getting the message right? Grace Harding, with 15 years of working in the field of internal communications / internal marketing, provides some views on the subject. After all, how can your staff perform properly if they are not getting the right message?
Finally, our tame motoring editor Henrie Geyser, and no slouch in the power game himself, says that the
Cruze has been given an extra dollop of power - hopefully that will end any talk of the model being a tad lazy.
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In the world of dispute resolution, one of the most fundamental questions should be whether a commercial dispute is resolved in arbitration or in a court of law. 
The Chambers Global Guide 2013 rankings were recently published and Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr is ranked in 11 practice areas this year and 25 individual rankings were achieved. Six directors of the firm received Band 1 rankings in their respective sectors. 
NEW DELHI, INDIA: Struggling Finnish phone company Nokia said last week the Indian tax officials had demanded the company pay taxes worth US$363m, but a court order has prevent the payment. 
WASHINGTON, USA: The Internet may have been slowed by one of the largest cyber attacks ever seen, which targeted a European group that patrols the Web for spam, security experts said on Wednesday (27 March). 
An online database of municipal officials dismissed for misconduct will soon be running and it is hoped that this will prevent transgressors being re-employed at other municipalities, the Ministry for Co-operative Governance said last week. 
There were 142‚833 documented new immigrants in SA last year‚ Statistics SA's (Stats SA) said in a release on Tuesday (26 March) 
Scientists have found traces of human tissue in meat meant for public consumption, but this poses "no threat" to the consumers who eat it. 
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