According to the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), the SA government was
"appalled and disappointed" that e.tv censored visuals showing Advocate Gcina Malindi breaking down in tears during the South Gauteng High Court proceedings relating to "The Spear" portrait. In its turn, eNews expressed its
"grave concern" that GCIS would accuse the channel of bias and selective reporting.
Many people might agree that as filming court proceedings is not a given, and that as access is granted subject to certain restrictions, it makes perfect sense to
not broadcast such potentially problematical clips until there is clarity from the judges. To go ahead when there is doubt as to whether permission will be granted or not is to jeopardise the filming of court proceedings in the future.
This should get the tongues wagging... Bobby Godsell says
SA needs a UK-style high pay panel to check into executive pay - which he reckons is excessive and lacks transparency.
Blade to cut a swath through EC colleges? As we all know, education in the Eastern Cape, well... say no more. Hence, it's no surprise that Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande has appointed a team to investigate maladministration and corruption at further education and training (FET) colleges in the Eastern Cape in an effort to
clean them up.
Share and share alike... Despite a few murmurs some time back that sharing the Square Kilometre Array was not an option,
it is. Sense prevailed - so it's a case of rather some of SKA, than nothing of SKA.
Finally, our resident motor head, Henrie Geyser gets passionate over the new
red-blooded Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCT.
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Property opportunities in Africa are hot topics for the local industry and these are one of the issues to be tackled at the 44th annual SAPOA International Property Convention & Exhibition on 30-31 May 2012 at the Durban International Convention Centre. 
Phase two refurbishments to Jewel City, a high-security district in the eastern part of the Johannesburg CBD, were completed with the addition of 137 dedicated visitor parking bays adjacent to the visitor sign-on station. Jewel City is home to about 300 diamond dealers, jewellers, diamond laboratories and industry schools and the base for the SA Diamond Regulator and State Trader. 
"As a leader in the South African property market Leapfrog Property Group welcomes the decision by the Reserve Bank to maintain the interest rate of 5.5%," says Bruce Swain, MD of Leapfrog Property Group. 
In anticipating that the Reserve Bank would keep the repo rate steady, Dr Andrew Golding, CE of the Pam Golding Property group stated, "Inflationary pressures are noted and, while recent reports of reduced consumer indebtedness are positive, South Africans, including homeowners, are faced with ongoing fuel and utilities price hikes, as well as increases in property rates." 
