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With every turn of a page there is a universe of possibilities, waiting to be explored by a reader. 

This is according to Shane Liebenberg, a librarian at the Hantam Community Education Trust (HCET) in the rural Great Karoo, Northern Cape.

The HCET runs an early childhood development centre, a primary and intermediate school in the area.

The HCET recently received a library trolley of 500 books to the value of R50 000 from AVBOB, as part of its Road to Literacy campaign which awarded deserving 260 beneficiaries.

A Limpopo-based producer of cleaning products is on an ambitious mission to bridge the gap between affordability and quality in a market dominated by established international brands. 

Saddled by the lack of job opportunities, budding entrepreneur Lebogang Moloto became a reseller of established multinational cleaning brand products in 2021.

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The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) is an entity of the Department of Employment & Labour, responsible for the processing and pay out of short-term financial relief benefits to registered and qualifying workers or their beneficiaries.

Financial relief benefits that may be applied for includes unemployment, reduced work time, illness, maternity, adoption, parental and death benefits.

The South African State Theatre (SAST) has collaborated with multi-award-winning director Vusi’Africa to bring Letters of Hope to arts and entertainment lovers.

The adaptation of the critically acclaimed film will be brought to the stage through a captivating musical from 11 to 23 July 2023.

A mother's excitement over the arrival of her newborn baby girl in 2018 inspired her to transform old clothes into matching outfits for herself and her daughter. 

That marked the beginning of Dineo Cheonyane's thriving venture, Reitu Hand Crafts.

Cheonyane (32) credits her daughter for the motivation to start her business, which derives its name from that of her daughter, Reitumetse. 

Small businesses might struggle to make sales through social media platforms if they do not know how to market their products and services successfully.

The Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) recently held a webinar to address this challenge.

The theme for the webinar was ‘Mastering Social Media Marketing’.

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Legal Aid South Africa (Legal Aid SA) has revised its means test in order to cater to more South Africans who need legal assistance but cannot necessarily afford it.

Parents and caregivers should make sure that their children do not fall prey to sexual groomers.

Pledges at the annual South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC) over the past four years have exceeded President Cyril Ramaphosa’s target of R1.2 trillion in investments by R306 billion – overachieving the target by 26%.

This was announced by the President during his closing address of the 5th SAIC held recently.