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Traveling or working abroad can be exciting, but it can also be traumatic if one is faced with an emergency or death. 

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation's (DIRCO) Consular Service has the “Travel Smart” campaign to guide South Africans on what to look out for when visiting or applying for work outside national borders.

The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) is inviting businesses in the food sector to submit applications to participate in the 2019 World Food Moscow fair in Russia.

The World Food Moscow will be held from 24 to 27 September 2019 in Moscow, Russia.

The World Food Moscow  was established in 1991. It is a major exhibition serving the global food and drinks industry.

The provision of money to pay for historical debt is a welcome relief for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funded university students.

An amount of R967 million has been allocated by the Department of Higher Education and Training for the payment of fees for students owing ‘historical debt’.

The department said the money would assist students who owed fees from the previous year.

Advanced Certificate in Public Administration student Abongile Mbonja said the money will help pay her debt of R37 000.

Sport, Arts and Culture

Sport, Arts & Culture

A partnership between government, the MTN SA Foundation and Samsung is ensuring that dyslexic learners have access to better resources.

A multimedia centre at Tlhokomelo Special School in Meadowlands, Soweto, is being used to develop dyslexic learners’ reading, writing and mathematical skills.

Television icon Oprah Winfrey started a reading revolution in the United States when she started her own book club in the 1990s. Books on her recommendation list became best sellers overnight and jumpstarted the careers of many great writers. It also motivated people around the world to start their own book clubs and begin to enjoy reading again.

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.