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Arbor Day ("Arbor" is another word for tree) is celebrated around the world on 7 September. In South Africa, we celebrate trees for a whole week from 1 to 7 September. During this time, we are encouraged to plant trees. It is also a time when the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry makes people aware of the important role trees play in our lives. For example, trees give us shade, shelter, fruit and wood. What's more, many trees are also used as MEDICINE... 
 
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ROLE MODEL NO SHORTCUTS ON HIS JOURNEY TO THE TOP

It took Maema Mmonwa 14 years to get a good job after finishing matric in the early 1990s. He grew up in Kanana, a small village near Polokwane in Limpopo.
 
In 1993, Mmonwa passed matric with university exemption, but had no money to continue his studies. He found himself at home herding his father's cattle. 
 
"It was the most frustrating time of my life. Here I was, 17 years old having passed matric with good symbols and yet I was herding cattle," he said. 
 
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