The big news on the science and technology front is NASA's Curiosity rover, in a scientific and technological tour de force, has
landed successfully on Mars after a journey of about 800 million kilometres. It's also started sending pictures back - and we publish one of the first of them.
So it's all going to be OK then? The Presidency has assured everyone that
education remains a top priority for government. Apparently "The president will not rest until he gets to the bottom of the crisis and finds lasting solutions, working with his cabinet who feel equally strongly about the need to ensure that this does not recur." He's in Jamaica at the moment, by the way...
This should cheer up Cosatu... A
youth study has vindicated SA's labour brokers and researchers also found that, shock and horror..."no evidence that people employed by labour brokers earned wages significantly lower than was typical or were employed in sectors of the economy considered less desirable." Still on the HR front,
local government has warned that unqualified staff cannot be fired. Brilliant... you can be unqualified, unskilled, incompetent, but you're safe. No wonder service delivery is what it is. But on a much brighter note,
Bizcommunity.com has revamped the recruitment business.
Finally,
SANParks has upped their game in the battle to save our rhinos. The first group of 150 new game rangers promised to the Kruger National Park (KNP) to boost efforts against rhino poaching has been deployed.
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The failure by the management of state-owned regional airline SA Express to prepare proper financial statements was the reason for the lengthy delay in the publication of its accounts, it has emerged from a report to the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA). 
The number of incidents of laser lights being used against aircraft is increasing‚ and causing a threat to safety‚ the SA Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) said on Wednesday, 1 August 2012. 
Mango Airlines has welcomed its sixth new generation Boeing 737-800 to its fleet, launched an optimised schedule with increased frequencies on its routes, while the first week of August signals the final stretch of the G-Connect In-Flight Wi-Fi beta period. Five of the airline's six aircraft are now enabled with the service with the sixth scheduled to come online at the end of September. 
South African Airways (SAA) is introducing a new check-in baggage policy in response to varying customer requirements in each of its markets. The policy aligns with most of the larger Star Alliance member carriers ensuring a transparent and consistent set of rules across SAA and other Star Alliance network. 
Transport Minister Ben Martins has "snuck through" changes to the National Road Traffic Regulations, bypassing Parliament, the DA claims. 
Mercedes-Benz South Africa has developed a new product, Certified Pre-Owned to appeal to customers who aspire to drive one of their luxury models. 
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