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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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Rural Women's Day and World Food Day

Honouring rural women

To make sure food is produced and that there is enough to eat, the world relies on farms. Many people who work on farms are women in rural areas.

These women should be treated with respect, because they contribute to the wellbeing of families and the development of rural economies.

Tribute

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Where does Government money come from? How is it spent?

Government is set to announce the country's budget for 2008. This means we will know how much money government will spend and what it will be spent on during the year.

The different national departments will each receive a set amount of money to help government to achieve its aims of creating a better life for all.

Economic growth

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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.