SA Career Focus is aimed at all those in need of career advice and guidance, from Grade 9 learners, to those making a mid-life career change! Read on to find out what that job is really like, expected salary, where to study and so much more!
By Jeanne du Plessis
A bit of background
African Dawn began as a family interest in rehabilitating orphaned animals and birds, but the sanctuary grew quickly as more and more animals were brought in. Most birds and ani...
By Jeanne du Plessis
There’s a reason why game reserves, zoos and animal sanctuaries are so popular – people love looking at wild animals. Even better is the experience of actually touching and interacting w...
By Gina Hartoog
In June this year netball players from Durham University in the United Kingdom set a new Guinness World Record for the longest netball match ever played. The 22- member team took to the court for 72 hour...
Three very practical ways (from my experience) are shared with you for achieving business benefits. These are given as an aid to your thinking. Please don’t stop after reading the three ways, think of another five ...
Skills Development
I’m sure that you’ve heard it said before; qualifications and academic records are not the bee all and end all when it comes to finding a job. Employers are interested in attitude and evid...
By Gina Hartoog
Are you studying veterinary medicine, marine biology or wildlife management? Why not supplement your practical knowledge with a stint as a wildlife volunteer? You might not be compensated for your time, ...
By Jeanne du Plessis
Environmental issues have been newsworthy for years and eco awareness has become trendy, but research conducted just a few years ago showed that consumers associated green goods with low-quality, ov...
By Melindi Coetzee
Every artist started somewhere: “The Boss”, Bruce Springsteen was inspired to take up music after seeing Elvis Presley on The Ed Sullivan Show. He got his first guitar at the age of 13 and...
The dream of the happy ending has crashed. Sitting in the doctor’s office her fear has been confirmed. She is pregnant. Looking into the black hole, she begins to make sense of the changes she has experienced the l...
Book: Between a Mother and her Child
Author: Elizabeth Noble
I don’t think any teenager or young adult should be reading this. The (many) sex scenes are a bit too in-your-face detailed to remain neutral. Perhaps ...
By Melindi Coetzee
Every artist started somewhere: “The Boss”, Bruce Springsteen was inspired to take up music after seeing Elvis Presley on The Ed Sullivan Show. He got his first guitar at the age of 13 and...
By Justin Augustine
Few events on Earth rival the sheer power and destruction of a Hurricane; the mere whisper of the word can send people into a state of panic. Hurricanes or Tropical Cyclones as they’re also kn...
Staffing is likely to be one of the critical decisions and one of the bigger costs in your business, especially if you plan to provide a service.
Even small businesses are run by people. Taking effort to select th...
By Justin Augustine
There are thousands of conservation efforts around the world focusing on the preservation of endangered wild life. One such effort is the on-going work done at the National Zoological Gardens of Sout...
A typical business plan
Executive summary, business owners and staffing, company type, main product/service and related services, production, marketing, distribution, SWOT analysis (internal – strengths and weakn...
By Chantelle Gradidge
You`ve finally matriculated or finished your studies. So what next? In today`s times of strict qualification requirements and the non-negotiable ‘experience required - no chancers please`, it...
By Jeanne du Plessis
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, but is it worth some serious embarrassment and a life-time of regret? Technology has made it much easier for us to communicate, but it’s also...
By Justin Augustine
Do you find yourself shouting at the TV during coverage of your favourite golf tournament, advising your golf hero on which club to use? Do you look at some poor oke walking in the distance and think...
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