According to the Business Women's Association (BWA) 2012 Women in Leadership Census, women make up 43.9% of the workforce but constitute only 17.1% of all directors. Hence, the BWA reckons that
more women are needed at board level.
While on the media front, the High court in Pretoria has ruled that the
Glynnis Breytenbach disciplinary must be open to the media - and that's good news for transparency.
"It is of the utmost importance that the media has access to this disciplinary hearing...‚" Judge Ronel Tolmay ruled.
Meanwhile, down in the Western Cape, Premier Helen Zille says the
province is helping to capacitate municipalities. That makes great sense, because that's where service delivery literally hits the ground - and in far too many cases around the country, virtually stops dead in its tracks.
And finally, another one for you petrol heads out there, our man with the eyes of an eagle, the speed of a swift, Henrie Geyser, reckons the new
Chinese MG won't ruffle any feathers. He reckons it's a bit bland... nothing like him, then - though we all know he's anything but bland new.
Rod Baker, content director
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Mall Active, which gives advertisers the opportunity to influence their consumers at the point of purchase, has reported that Jaguar and the Range Rover Evogue have reported collectively over 1700 sales leads, over a six-month period using countrywide mall activations. 
The BP Volkswagen rally team tackled a very wet, very muddy and very slippery fourth round of the 2012 national rally championship in the Eastern Cape on Friday and Saturday. Severe weather conditions saw the issuing of flood alerts with disaster management teams on standby for emergency evacuations of the local residents if the worst happened. 
Ford will enter the mini bus and large panel van segment with a competitive offering as the all-new Transit Custom and Tourneo Custom models head to South African shores in the first quarter of 2013. 
