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The price of a pirated DVD at the side of the road might seem appealing, but giving in to the temptation to buy it makes you just as guilty as the illegal vendor.

Amos Soko, 32, has been living and working on Athole Farm in Amsterdam, Mpumalanga all his life.

From the main road connecting South Africa and Swaziland, it’s a 2km drive on an uneven, rocky road to the Forbes farmhouse on Athole Farm.

An estimated 44 400 South Africans die of smoking-related illness every year. To raise awareness of the dangers of smoking and to motivate smokers to quit, May has been designated as Anti-tobacco Awareness Month and 31 May is World No Tobacco Day.

Quitting tobacco use is the best thing you can do for your health and for the health of your family. Being free of tobacco is choosing a healthier, happier life.

Kidney disease or failure kills at least 10 000 South Africans every year, according to the National Kidney Foundation of South Africa.

Until now, learners from Diyatalawa farm in QwaQwa have had to walk long distances to get to the Majweng Intermediate School.

Printed textbooks in South Africa could soon be a thing of the past, if Sunward Park High School is anything to go by.

Sport, arts and culture

South Africa will mark Freedom Day on 27 April in remembrance of the country’s first democratic elections held in 1994.

On this historic day the country will commemorate the achievements that have been made in entrenching democracy and creating a better life for all.

Western Cape’s top sports men and women were rewarded for their outstanding performances at the recent Western Cape Sports Award.

International relations

South African accountants and their Nigerian counter- parts have agreed to work together to promote the interests of the accountancy profession in the two countries.

The South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Council for the Association of National Account- ants of Nigeria (ANAN) recently.