We're all aware of the unemployment problem in this country, but other than thousands and thousands of words, the issue has not seen any great change, but now a warning has been sounded... Evan Pickworth, addressing an economic conference last week pointed out a stark warning on the potential threat we face in the form of
rebellion by a jobless youth, desperate and frustrated.
We need to sit up and take notice - and then actually do what is needed to defuse what could be a very explosive situation.
On the mobile front, Mark Schefermann looks at
the future of the mobile voice.
So why were they closed in the first place? After years of calls from various quarters to re-open the teacher training colleges, which the government closed soon after taking power, the Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande has now announced that
teacher training colleges are to re-open. Many might say, about time, but too late... the education system is already a shambles.
Don't you wish you were a consultant to a government department? Well, perhaps you are...if so, you should be happy with your share of the
R24.6bn spent on consultants in a three-year period - yes, that's R24,600,000,000. Now the Office of the Auditor General has called for stricter controls on the use of consultants by government. To put this into perspective: if you spent R10,000 a day, every day, to spend this amount of cash would take you 2,460,000 days - or six thousand, seven hundred and fifty eight years and three months. Happy spending!
Onto some good news...
Kruger has reopened roads, camps and picnic spots.
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The beautiful city of Dubrovnik in Croatia has been added to 
Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk embarked on a media roadshow in Beijing on Wednesday, 23 January 2013, to celebrate the growth in tourism between China and South Africa. 
One of South Africa's leading wine producing regions, as well as one of the country's premier culinary destinations, the Franschhoek Wine Valley, has once again every reason to raise a glass with the launch of the Franschhoek Wine Tram, a new and unique way to experience this picturesque wine valley. 
Ever since the dawn of the industrial age, debate has raged over whether or not companies carry a responsibility solely to make profit, or whether they have a responsibility to the society from which they generate a profit. As a company in the gaming industry, Tsogo Sun is mandated by our bid commitments to give back to society and the communities in which we operate, but I believe there is much to be said for 'doing good while doing good business', writes Noëleen Bruton*. 
