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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An anti-corruption bureau will be set up to fast track disciplinary cases in the public sector, the Minister of Public Service and Administration Lindiwe Sisulu has announced. 
Another 18 miners who claimed they contracted deadly silicosis working at an Anglo American gold mine in South Africa have slapped the firm with a class action lawsuit, lawyers said. 
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has proposed several changes to legislation concerning retirement savings. 
SA needs a dedicated ministry for small business to promote this vital, job-creating sector of the economy, the South African Institute of Tax Practitioners said on Thursday (7 March). 
LONDON: In support of International Women's Day on the 8 March, themed The Gender Agenda, Gaining Momentum, 
Diversified resources group Exxaro Resources confirmed on Thursday (7 March) that unprotected strikes are taking place at its Matla and Arnot mines in Mpumalanga. 
Telkom is offering its employees voluntary severance packages or early retirement and any staff member has until August this year to decide whether to accept the offer. 
There are not enough women in senior management positions, a survey has revealed. 
Creating awareness of youth work as a practice that is worthy to be recognised as a profession will be in the spotlight during a three-day Commonwealth Conference on Education and Training of Youth Workers. 
TOKYO, JAPAN: A management shake-up at Toyota heralds a new era which will force the firm to look beyond the narrow confines of corporate life in Japan and help it in the global marketplace, analysts said last week. 
HELSINKI, FINLAND: Nokia, once the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said its chief executive Stephen Elop received no bonus in 2012, reducing his overall income by 45%. 
The biggest decrease in the rate of unemployment in South Africa last year was recorded in Gauteng, economic development MEC Nkosiphendule Kolisile said on Sunday (10 March). 
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