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The safety of South Africa’s children takes centre-stage during Child Protection Week, which runs from 29 May to 5 June.

Cynthia Nyoni, the Department of Social Development’s (DSD) Acting Director of Child Protection in the Children Services Directorate says the care and protection of children is everyone's responsibility.

Children who are exposed to sexual activity at too young an age, harmful cultural practices and South Africa’s high teen pregnancy rate are among the challenges tackled more during Child Protection Week.

Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa has called on the nation to use Freedom Month to reflect on the country’s democratic gains as the dignity of millions of South Africans continues to be restored.

Addressing the launch of Freedom Month on recently, the Minister said this year’s commemoration will be used to reflect on the progress since 1994.

Freedom month takes place every year in April.

If you have lost your job and are receiving Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) payments, see how best you can use the money to secure your future.

This is what 33-year-old Dakalo Ramalivhana from Muhuyu village outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo did. He was retrenched in 2020 due to COVID-19 and used his UIF money to grow vegetables.

Dudu Ngubane’s dream of turning her clothing manufacturing company into an international brand was crushed when her business lost R300 000 worth of equipment in the unrest and looting that ripped through parts of South Africa in July 2021.

The Western Cape Department of Agriculture has urged farmers to be careful when buying livestock, due to recent outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in five provinces.

There is a high risk of spreading foot and mouth disease across the country, by moving cattle and other cloven-hoofed animals, following outbreaks of the disease in KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, North West, Gauteng and the Free State.

If left untreated, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can lead to long-term joint damage, resulting in chronic pain, loss of function and disability.

RA is a chronic form of arthritis (joint swelling and tenderness), caused when the body’s immune system (which fights infections) attacks joints by mistake, causing chronic inflammation and damage.

Immunisation is one of the best ways you can protect yourself, your children and future generations from infectious diseases. Child immunisation is important because it helps children acquire immunity, which is biological protection from infectious diseases.