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Teachers can make a substantial difference to the lives of children who have been abused, by creating a safe, welcoming environment in the classroom.

Childline South Africa, a non-profit organisation that works to protect children from violence, believes that teachers need to understand how best to support children who have been abused, given the amount of time they spend with them in the school environment.

Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane says the launch of the Tourism Safety Monitors will help improve safety around Table Mountain and bolster tourist arrivals.

Kubayi-Ngubane said this when she introduced 69 new safety monitor recruits at the launch of the National Tourism Safety Awareness Campaign at Table Mountain in Cape Town recently.

“I am excited because I’m able to say to our tourists we are doing something about their concerns and today we are here deploying our safety monitors.

The women-led Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit is a poacher’s worst nightmare as they relentlessly patrol fences, look for snares and remain alert to any threats to the wild animals they are dedicated to protecting.

The Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit is the first majority female anti-poaching unit in South Africa.

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Tourism could be just the ticket the South African economy needs to take off.

In 2018, tourism contributed 1.5 million jobs and injected R425.8 billion into the econ-omy. This represents 8.6 percent of all economic activity in South Africa.

Tourism and Heritage Month

In June 2019, tour company SafariBookings.com analysed more than 2 300 visitor and industry expert reviews to determine the Top 50 parks in Africa. Of the 14 South African parks identified in the list, six were national parks – the Kruger National Park, Hluhluwe-Mfolozi Park, Addo Elephant National Park, Augrabies Falls National Park, Mountain Zebra National Park and Karoo National Park.

A successful Eastern Cape farmer aims to launch a financial services company that will assist other farmers to secure loans.

A successful hydroponic farmer from KwaZulu-Natal is securing local and international markets to sell her produce.

Gender-Based Violence

Teachers can make a substantial difference to the lives of children who have been abused, by creating a safe, welcoming environment in the classroom.

Childline South Africa, a non-profit organisation that works to protect children from violence, believes that teachers need to understand how best to support children who have been abused, given the amount of time they spend with them in the school environment.

Gender-Based Violence

Thuthuzela care centres provide one-stop assistance to survivors of rape and assault.

Xolile Zondi (33) and Nolwazi Zuma (34) launched their company Kwasukasukela in 2016 after identifying a gap in the market for children’s books written in South Africa’s indigenous languages.

“After we had our kids in 2013, we were looking for literature to read to them. We wanted to start teaching them isiZulu from the beginning and wanted to use reading materials that could support them while learning their mother tongue,” Zondi explained.