The Square Kilometre Array Radio Telescope (SKA) and its precursor, the MeerKAT,
will create enormous opportunities and alter the image of South Africa and the continent. So says Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor.
On the taxing issue of finance, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is taking
urgent steps against what he calls "significant tax avoidance schemes" in connection with the new dividends tax.
It's not surprising that companies are doing this - the dividends tax, which came into effect on 1 April this year at 15%, has pushed company tax in SA above an international norm of around 30%.
While the armed forces are not democracies and orders have to be obeyed, not debated, there's discipline... and then there's discipline - and when soldiers die or commit suicide, it's no wonder
SANDF discipline is in spotlight. This comes after a woman soldier apparently committed suicide after her commanding officer allegedly humiliated her.
Finally, for you petrol heads out there, our own little cookie, Henrie Geyser reckons the new Chinese offering from Great Wall Motors, the C10 has
promising fortune cookies. He likes the neat little hatch from the land of noodles and Mao's
Little Red Book.
Rod Baker, content director
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Voting is now open for the 2013 Standard Bank People's Wheels Awards, an event that gives a direct voice to South African motorists and the public in choosing their car of the year, by emphasising criteria that they believe are most important in their daily driving experience, rather than a panel of judges. 
Between June and September 1994, Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) for the first time recruited just over 50 woman assemblers to work in the plant's commercial vehicles facility on the trimline. The women were employed on exactly the same basis as their male counterparts, and took up their positions on the production lines on an equal basis. 
Great Wall Motors SA (GWM) has announced its newest dealer partner, GWM Gateway, as part of NMI Durban South Motors. It will be located at NMI Durban South Motors' world class brand campus on Umhlanga Ridge. The new dealership is now open and ready to assist GWM customers with vehicle sales and servicing. 
