What happened at Marikana last week is a blot on this country, and in an effort to ensure that what happened there does not happen again, the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) has committed
to finding a solution to the dispute. It cannot be allowed to fail.
MCI Consultants recently released the results of its
recruitment trend survey. It revealed some interesting points, such as 93% of organisations try to recruit internally before approaching recruitment agencies, and 53% use social media to recruit candidates, with LinkedIn being by far the most successful. There's far more to the survey, of course - so don't just sit there, take a look.
You know that favourite storage device of yours? Well, if you're not careful there's a pretty good chance it's infected... A recent survey found that
a third of computer users have infected storage devices.
On the science front, SA is on a roll when it comes to its output of
research. What's more, South Africa has also more than doubled its publication numbers in the same period covered by the survey, namely 2000-2010, from 3617 in 2000, to 7468 in 2010.
Now for a melodious message - and we think this is simfly suupah! A
music streaming service is to launch in SA. Launch date is 27 August.
Finally, to end... our classy, built-for-comfort motoring editor Henrie Geyser, car-waxes enthusiastically over the new Mazda
BT-50.
Rod Baker, content director
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The SOS Children's Village in Thornton near Cape Town was recently visited by a team from the Peninsula All-Suite Hotel's staff in their ongoing efforts to uplift surrounding communities. The aim of the visit was to follow up on a previous charity drive where funds were raised to buy Wendy houses for the Village. 
Veronica Shezi was crowned the GIBS MBA Business Plan Competition champion for 2012, beating 48 hopefuls. In addition to the title, she was awarded a cash prize of R20 000 sponsored by GIBS and First National Bank Business Banking division, each of which contributed R10 000 to her prize. 
San Francisco - US publishing house John Wiley & Sons said on Monday it is selling all of its travel assets - including the well known Frommer's brand - to Internet titan Google. 
The traditional style safari lodge, Cheetah Plains Private Game Reserve re-opened its doors on 6 August after being closed for renovations. Cheetah Plains was built over 30 years ago and is situated in the north of the Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve. 
After a period of establishment and a growing business relationship we are pleased to add African Pride 15 on Orange Hotel to the Western Cape portfolio of on-site venues at INHOUSE Venue Technical Management (IVTM). 
