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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The ANC urged the University of KwaZulu-Natal on Monday (11 March) to arrange accommodation for students left with no shelter in Durban during the weekend. 
Historically disadvantaged universities are to receive R1.4bn this year to build new student accommodation and refurbish existing dormitories. 
ERMELO: Plans are underway to ensure that the R10.3 billion Mpumalanga University opens its doors next year. 
The University of Pretoria is offering an advanced course in Business and Marketing Research presented by the GfK Programme in Business and Marketing Research. 
In light of the recent issues related to sexual harassment, the Senate of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, unanimously endorsed the following statement on Tuesday, 5 March 2013. The senate is the highest academic decision-making body of the university, which includes the university's most senior academics. 
Gauteng aims to fight youth unemployment through a skills strategy turn-around programme at technical high schools, education MEC Barbara Creecy said on Wednesday (6 March). 
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