New appointment sends expectations soaring at SAA Nov 18, 2009
SAA, like the JSE, has to compete in a cut-throat, globally competitive world. Therefore, the appointment of our chief executive, Russell Loubser, as a director of SAA is definitely a move in the right direction. (Business Report, South Africa)
Bailouts cost state billions Oct 20, 2009
SAA received close to R1 billion over this period, but posted a profit recently, muting its critics somewhat ... 7 billion in transfers received by the SABC and SAA over the past four years could have drastically changed the plight of homeless people and could have paid for more than 33 000 homes ... Flying with the state owned and as mentioned above heavily subsedised carrier SAA is getting worse every time I am using it. (Business Report, South Africa)
Reliability Engineer Oct 15, 2009
Performing Systems Assurance Analysis (SAA) and System Safety Analysis on assigned facilities and equipment which may include: oFailure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) oHazard Analysis (HA) oEnd to End Analysis oFault Tree Analysis oLife Cycle Analysis. Develops and maintains Critical Items Lists (CIL). (Florida Today)
South Africa: Huge Challenges Lie Ahead for Airlines Oct 12, 2009
Yet our national carrier, South African Airways (SAA), last month confounded analysts when it reported a R398m net profit after three years of billion- rand losses ... Even Mango, SAA's low-cost airline, made a R10m profit ... At the same time as Chris Smyth, acting CEO of SAA, announced vastly improved numbers and the fact that the airline would no longer seek state assistance, he said volumes were sharply down in the first few months of the new financial year. (allAfrica.com)
Mills Should Resign Oct 5, 2009
Our hospitals and schools are nothing to write home about but this President and his comedians at the castle are going to spend another 50 million on the Presidential Palace with 35 million to provide accomodation for Presidential guards, a numbskull idea that even a "SAA SEBEN" drop out would not even put out there in the public domain as a trial baloon. Is this another fraud being perpetrated by the castle goons to recruit their friends and family and house them within the confines of... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Republic of Serbia - Stand-By Arrangement-Second Review, Aide Memoire Sep 4, 2009
These measures could partly compensate for the losses in tax revenue due to the SAA agreement and the projected rebalancing of the economy away from excessive consumption and a high current account deficit ... This estimate reflects mainly durably lower VAT collections (as consumption is projected to fall relative to GDP) and lower customs revenue (given the SAA agreement with the EU). (IMF News)
RE: Does She Need a Man ..? Aug 29, 2009
Maame Saa has become so sensitive about the issue of marriage to the point where she attributes any slight towards her (real or imagined) to the fact that she is 38 years old and single ... Our reaction to Maame Saas low relationships index is very negative ... However neither Maame Saa nor I can do much to change her societys response within her lifetime. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Does She Need A Man To Be Complete? Aug 22, 2009
" he answered. Auntie Agyemang, my mothers first cousin, is currently about 70 years old. She is a highly educated woman who neither married nor had children. She studied in the medical field and attended a school abroad (in England) for some years. In the span of her career, she rose to very high ranks at a popular hospital in Ghana. She also acquired some prime real estate for herself. She had achieved all of these things through hard work and education. So, how can such a woman not be... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Guinea: Flood-Hit Residents of Conakry Cry 'SOS' Aug 12, 2009
The mayor of Matoto - Dabondy's district - and officials of the Health Ministry visited the area after the rains, residents told IRIN. Locals were scheduled to meet with the governor of Conakry for a second time on 10 August to appeal for help, resident L;no Saa Christophe said. Dabondy residents are used to flooding; throughout the neighbourhood footbridges of logs or pipes are laid out where standing water gets deep. (allAfrica.com)
The battle for the JSC Jul 23, 2009
Represented SAA when it was sued by an HIV-positive man who had been refused employment because of his HIV status. Counsel for the IEC in the Constitutional Court case on whether or not expatriates should be allowed to vote in the 2009 general elections. (iAfrica.com)
Week in Quotes Jul 3, 2009
I have three words for the young Julius: Eskom, SAA and SABC.. Is The Point getting a little blunt. (iAfrica.com)
Canakinumab in CAPS Jun 4, 2009
We evaluated therapeutic responses using disease-activity scores and analysis of levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid A protein (SAA) ... At the end of part 2, median CRP and SAA values were normal (<10 mg per liter for both measures) in patients receiving canakinumab but were elevated in those receiving placebo (P<0. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Biological Markers That May Indicate Poor Breast Cancer Prognosis Identified May 31, 2009
D., and colleagues measured the levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid A (SAA) in 734 breast cancer patients at 31 months after diagnosis. They found that elevated levels of CRP and SAA are associated with reduced overall survival, regardless of patient age, tumor stage, race and body mass index ... For example, women with breast cancer who had SAA levels that were in the highest third in amount measured in their blood were three times more likely to die from their disease within... (Science Daily)
'Avoid travel': Hogan May 4, 2009
According to reports, SAA has briefed its cabin crew on the origins and symptoms of the virus and on how to identify suspected cases amongst passengers on international flights. Although SAA does not fly direct to Mexico, the national carrier does service cities in North and South America. (iAfrica.com)
You don't have to be born in UK to hit its rich list Apr 29, 2009
There were times when Gerber sounded like an opposition member, such as when he recently grilled the executive of state-owned SAA.. It looks likely that Koena Arthur Moloto, elected last year as acting finance portfolio committee chairman, will not get back either. (Business Report, South Africa)
Banks look after their own in tight credit market Mar 27, 2009
There was also the case of public enterprises committee chairman Fatima Kota calling SAA - and the cabinet - to account for the golden handshake given to ousted airline chief Khaya Ngqula ... In a bizarre twist, the cabinet reversed its earlier criticism of the SAA board over Ngqula's benefits after Mabandla effectively admitted to not properly briefing her fellow ministers. (Business Report, South Africa)
Around Town: Learn all about calligraphy Mar 13, 2009
Her demonstration is Wednesday, March 18, at Scituate Town Library from 7 to 9 p.m. For information, please check out the SAA Web site at scituateart. com. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Around Town -- No amount of snow can rain on the parade Mar 6, 2009
The Scituate Arts Association (SAA) announces its Winter II session of classes beginning March 16. There are lots of creative and fun classes to choose from, including woodcarving, jewelry making, matting and framing, painting, pastels, beading and much, much more. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Forum unhappy with attitude of northerners in leadership positions Feb 25, 2009
Personalities such as Dr Elias Sory, Director General of the Ghana Health Service, Professor Saa Dito, Dean of Students at the University of Development Studies (UDS), Mr Daniel Batidam, an anti-corruption campaigner and Professor David Millar, Pro Vice Chancellor, UDS, were present. The forum was on the theme: "Reducing poverty in Northern Ghana through a holistic development." It would discuss an action plan with a clear vision of development alongside the expected role of government in the... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
The dentist is in Feb 10, 2009
While Bullhook receives federal funding to pay for the sliding- fee scale the government money offsets the cost difference the rest of the payments are what pay for the operation of the health center and the clinic, she saA full-service dental clinic English said that, so far, he has been able to take care of every patient who has come to the Bullhook dental clinic. We have not turned anybody away yet, he said. (Havre Daily News, MT)
Exeter/Hampton area community calendar Feb 10, 2009
n The Seacoast Artists Association (SAA) will have as its featured demonstrator Damariscotta artist Jan Kilburn: who will do a watercolor painting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18 in the second floor rear gallery of the Exeter Town Hall. (Use the elevator located inside the left side door). (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Around Town -- No explanation for need Feb 8, 2009
Scituate residents Rosie Fortier and Joanne Benner-Cook, National Library of Addictions ambassador Ryan Connelly, Preventive Medicine Associates director of operations and Weymouth Medical Practice manager Sally Fuller, National Library of Addictions president and founder Dr. P.S. Kishore and National Library of Addictions ambassador Steven Gibbons during the Night of Knowledge event Jan. 29 in Weymouth. Thu Feb 05, 2009, 05:00 PM EST. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
