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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Feelings are mixed over the new livery for kulula's planes. The airline's new slogan reads "The Most SOUTH AFRICAN Airways" which has caused a few raised eyebrows. [video] 
News that new low-cost airline Skywise is planning to start services in the second half of the year have upped the stakes in the domestic aviation market and may have prompted UK-listed Fastjet to find a way around regulatory hurdles. 
PRETORIA: South African Airways Cargo (SAA Cargo) has been named as the African Cargo Airline of the year, said SAA. 
Eqstra Holdings will resume its contract mining operations at Rio Tinto's Benga coking coal project in Mozambique on Thursday (7 March) and will be paid compensation after Rio halted mining last month. 
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