Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan has said that the
fiscus can't sustain the uncertainties around e-tolls. Well, a great many motorists and companies are also uncertain of what impact e-tolling is going to have on their monthly costs. After much to-ing and fro-ing, the monthly bill was capped at R550 per month for light vehicles, but in this report, Gordhan is reported as saying "statistics derived from the gantries on the highway showed that people would not be paying more‚ on average‚ than R150 or R100 a month. He said inflated numbers were being put out to the public." Clear as mud?
These tolls are going to impact on every one of us, everywhere in the country, because every company based in Gauteng, having operations in or through Gauteng or dealing with any such company, will face increased costs. And guess who will have to pay...
On the mobile front, Lax Faure discusses
the technology tsunami... No other development in the history of the world has caused so much change, in such a short time period, he writes.
Food-crop improvement by conventional plant breeding, without resorting to GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) technology, is the goal of the African Centre for Crop Improvement (ACCI) and its work has borne fruit and
African farmers can now select seeds for their needs.
Thinking of travelling to the US? Think again...
Travel chaos is looming as the US cancels flights thanks to Cyclone Sandy. Air France, British Airways, Virgin and other European airlines cancelled all flights into New York, Baltimore, Washington, Boston and Philadelphia on Monday, while US airlines called off thousands of domestic flights and diverted planes away from Sandy's path. There is likely to be a knock-on effect, so check with your travel agent or airline if you're due to travel to the US.
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A shortage of black graduates in medical careers indicates a deeper problem with affirmative action, AfriForum Youth said on Wednesday. 
Milpark Business School, private provider of tertiary qualifications in commerce, will launch two new qualifications in 2013 - a Bachelor of Commerce (B. Comm.) and a Higher Certificate (H. Cert.) in Office Administration. 
Samsung South Africa has launched the local version of Learning Hub - a technologically enhanced multi-media learning environment that integrates images, video, text with local and international content into a single learning experience, all accessible from a mobile device. 
The Department of Basic Education and the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) recently invited Grade 10 - 12 learners in the Pretoria area to a symposium on chartered accounting. The event was held at Kgomotso Comprehensive School in Soshanguve, Pretoria and aimed at giving learners comprehensive information on the chartered accounting profession. 
Derek Pead has been appointed CEO of e-learning design and development company The Training Room Online. The former executive director at Metropolitan Life and current CEO of Lion of Africa Life Assurance Company, who has served as chairman at The Training Room Online since August 2011, will bring his extensive leadership experience to the strategic running of the company starting 1 January 2013. 
