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Imagine being able to give your child the world and all the knowledge in it. Anyone can do this, thanks to the magic of cheaply priced books.

In fact, you mostly do not have to spend a cent, as a library card instantly gives you access to thousands of books, free of charge.

By picking up a book, you give your child the keys to open doors to worlds that would otherwise be impossible to reach. Children living in Mqanduli in the Eastern Cape can use their minds to go anywhere they wish in the world.

The ownership of a driving licence can be a door opener for young job seekers. This prompted the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) to give pupils from no-fee schools an opportunity to be qualified drivers.

Pupils from selected no-fee schools in Gauteng recently took the first step of being drivers by taking part in the K53 learner’s licence programme.

Pupils of Ubuhle Bemvelo Primary School in Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal will now be using safe new toilets, thanks to a partnership between government and the private sector.

The 48 toilets were donated by Amalooloo, a private company, after a call made by President Cyril Ramaphosa for business to work with government in eradicating unsafe toilets. The Principal of  Ubuhle Bemvelo Primary School, Oscar Sithole, said they are grateful for the toilets as they ensured that pupils are safe. He said the toilets would protect pupils from contracting illnesses.

Mafikeng chicken farmer Siyabonga Mhlabane (26) has gone beyond the average chicken farming enterprise by raising, slaughtering, processing and packaging his own chicken products.

Reading to your children regularly will inspire them to want to read, and help them establish a satisfying, lifelong relationship with books and reading.

Literacy is a strong indicator of future success. Children who read regularly perform better at school than those who do not, with research reinforcing the link between reading for pleasure and improved academic results.

Reading aloud to children daily gives them a head start in life.

Reading to children paves the way for their success in adulthood, building important social, psychological and cognitive skills in ways that positively affect them and their communities.

Pupils of Ubuhle Bemvelo Primary School in Mtubatuba, KwaZulu-Natal will now be using safe new toilets thanks to a partnership between government and the private sector.

The 48 toilets were donated by Amalooloo, a private company, after a call made by President Cyril Ramaphosa for business to work with government in eradicating unsafe toilets.

Principal of  Ubuhle Bemvelo Primary School Oscar Sithole, said they were grateful for the toilets as they ensured that pupils would be safe. He said the toilets will protect pupils from contracting illnesses.

Minister in The Presidency responsible for Women, Bathabile Dlamini, says there is nothing that government treasures more than the dignity of women and girls.

“The South African Government, through the Department of Women, has seen it appropriate to ensure that the dignity of the girl child is protected by rolling out free sanitary pads to learners,” Dlamini said.