The human race would be far more advanced and probably living on Mars by now if they only listened to and learned from their elders. Most of us didn’t listen to our parents or the older generation, but times appear to be changing. Certainly as we get older most of us start to realise that [...]Why WInners Inner Circle Mastermind Group – The Power of Mentoring is a post from: Winners Inner Circle



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Pretoria - Real gross domestic product (GDP) eased to 1.2% in the third quarter, the lowest since the second quarter of 2009, Statistics South Africa...

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Pretoria – Two suspected rhino poachers were arrested in the N’wanetsi section of the Kruger National Park on Saturday, says South Africa National...

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Pretoria – Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande has called on authorities to turn the public sector into training space for young graduates.

He said this was crucial if the country was to succeed in providing work-integrated learning for both university and college graduates.

“It does not help to keep complaining about the quality of graduates from our FETs. Our FETs are as good as the private and public sectors are prepared to open up their workplaces for training for our young people,” Nzimande said. He was speaking at the first

Public Service Sector Skills Colloquium hosted by the Public Service SETA (PSETA) in Pretoria on Monday.

Nzimande said some of South Africa’s graduates needed to be retrained and “retooled” into the scarce skills areas, adding the PSETA should lead the process of identifying unemployed graduates for such retraining.

He said it was estimated that if every government department contributed one percent of its salary budget to the PSETA, the SETA would have an annual budget of about R3-billion.

The Department of Higher Education and Training was preparing to publish new SETA grant regulations for public comment in the government gazette next week.

“SETAs are part of the developmental state; and positioned as they are at the interface between the education system and the world of work, they have the responsibility of addressing the challenges posed by the economic Ministries and Departments,” Nzimande said.

He said it was always important to reflect on the fact that between the year 2000 and 2010, SETAs had handled funds to a total combined amount of R57-billion, but the country did not have a lot to show for that.

One of the unintended consequences of the levy-grant system was that employers who paid the levies started to believe that the money coming into the system somehow belonged to them and that they had a right to it being returned to them in the form of grants - regardless of whether they used the money to good effect or not.

It has not been easy persuading organised business that the funds are for SETAs to use strategically to transform the economy,” said Nzimande. – SANews.gov.za

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Qatar - Some 200 nations from around the globe have gathered in Doha, Qatar, for the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP18) taking place from today at the Qatar National Convention Centre.

Represented at the conference are government delegates, representatives from business and industry, environmental organisations, research institutions and the media.

COP18 takes place as different continents have experienced extreme weather conditions, with superstorm Sandy being the most recent. The general sense from delegates at the conference centre is for urgent action in efforts to reduce earth-warming greenhouse gas emissions.

The United States and China, who are considered to be the world's biggest emitters, have not taken on mitigation limits under the current climate change deal.

Speaking at the opening, President of COP18, President Bin Hamad Abdullah al-Attiya, described the negotiations as historic. “This is a historic conference of crucial importance and represents a turning point in climate negotiations.”

He said governments meeting at the gathering will have to stick to the task and timetable they have set themselves to reach an effective, fair and ambitious universal climate agreement that is to be adopted in 2015 and to enter into force from 2020.

They are also expected to recommit themselves under the Kyoto Protocol, move the broad infrastructure of support they have been building for action in the developing world into firm implementation, and decide how to resolve policy issues that remain outstanding under the UN Climate Change Convention.

The protocol, whose first commitment period runs out on December 31, currently binds about 40 rich nations and the EU to an average 5% greenhouse gas reduction from 1990 levels.

Department of Environment Affairs spokesperson, Albi Modise, said South Africa viewed the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol as the cornerstone of the Doha agreement.

“This agreement is important to South Africa and all developing countries. The Africa Key Messages document agreed to by AMCEN in Arusha this year makes it the first priority for Africa. South Africa will be a lead negotiator for Africa on this issue in Doha,” he said.

Countries meeting in Doha will also need to reach a better understanding on how to mobilise long-term finance to support action in developing nations, which they have agreed must reach a level of US$100 billion a year by 2020.

Delegates must also draft a work plan for arriving in the next 36 months at a new global climate deal that will be implemented by 2020.

Cabinet ministers from more than 100 countries will join negotiators in the last four days of the conference next month and will be under pressure to raise pre-2020 emission reduction targets, and rich nations to come up with funding for the developing world's mitigation actions.

This conference is an important opportunity for all stakeholders to exchange information and ideas in order to help build momentum for action on climate change. – SAnews.gov.za

South Africa’s most exciting three day stage trail run, the ProNutro AfricanX Trailrun presented by New Balance, will feature a change of venue in 2013.* Taking place the weekend of 19 – 21 April 2013, the grounds of the Houw Hoek Inn will be the new home of this much loved trail run. Teamwork forms [...]Let Nature Give You A Run For Your Money is a post from: Trail Running South Africa



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Conway, Turner take top honors in 5K; Record number of kids participate in the Mashed Potato Mile and Gravy Gallop ATLANTA – Over 12,800 runners and walkers kicked off Thanksgiving morning at the 2012 Atlanta Half Marathon events on Thursday, November 22, making it one of the largest participant fields in the event’s history.* Along [...]Campbell, Nunn Win 2012 Atlanta Half is a post from: Time-to-Run USA



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November 2012 – Leading vehicle auction company, British Car Auctions (BCA), has released new data showing that 4×4 values rose sharply in October, climbing by 16% as the first signs of winter appeared.* And with long range forecasters suggesting the UK is in for a colder than average winter, 4×4 prices may continue to rise. [...]4×4 Values Rise As Temperatures Drop is a post from: UK in One



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