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1. What is debt counselling?

• Debt counselling is one of the available debt relief measures in South Africa provided for in the National Credit Act.
• This process is intended to assist over-indebted consumers struggling with debt, through budget advice, negotiation with credit providers for reduced payments and restructuring of debts.

South Africa is set for a massive boost in science with the recent announcement that the country – together with eight African partner nations – will host the majority of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope project.

One of the best ways parents can protect their children is to make sure they get vaccinated against a range of diseases.

Youth matters

Young people from the community of Bredasdorp will benefit from a multi-million rand skills development project in memory of murdered teenager Anene Booysen.

Youth matters

It was their night - a time to be recognised, lauded, waited upon and thanked by a Minister and her deputy for carrying a burden which children usually don’t - that of raising their siblings after their parents had died.

In 2004, Joseph Khosa left his job as an office worker at Hoxani College and started the Sasekisani Egg Production Cooperative with eight other people from the Mahonisi village, Mpumalanga.

Soon it will be much easier for young people to advance their studies.

This is thanks to the Youth Employment Accord, which was recently signed by government, labour, business and youth formations.

Government has invested more than R346 million to purchase land that will be redistributed to underprivileged farmers in the Chris Hani and Cacadu Districts of the Eastern Cape.

The white Thohoyandou Peanut Butter Cooperative building stands tall outside the city centre of Thohoyandou, Limpopo.

More than 7 000 households in informal settlements across Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, can look forward to a brighter future with the roll out of a new solar energy lighting project.