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 Justin Augustine
Getting dressed in an often silly-looking costume, entertaining thousands of screaming fans and shadow-punching umpires, are all in a day’s work for the sports mascot.
The term, mascot, or in ...
By Jeanne du Plessis
Have you ever been told you look exactly like a famous actor or singer? Do you have a sultry voice, an attractive sneer and a thing for wigs, stick-on sideburns and rhinestone-studded jumpsuits? If ...
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 Jeanne du Plessis
When you ask children what they want to be when they grow up, ’astronaut’ is a common answer. While few will achieve this dream, you might still get to visit space. Space tourism began a...
By Justin Augustine
“Silence! I kill you!” – These epic words will be forever planted in our minds as the words of a legendary puppet called Achmed – spelt, “A… C… flemgggggg....
By Justin Augustine
Back in the day
Let’s take a trip back to the 1960’s. Also known as the “Swinging Sixties,” for undisclosed reasons, it was a time of love and war, tie-dye, Neil Armstrong an...
By Gina Hartoog
If you’re ever lucky enough to visit Mexico, you must visit Acapulco. On the western side of the city at La Quebrada, you’ll find the world-famous ‘clavadistas’ or ‘cliff di...
By Justin Augustine
Flames that reach in excess of 2 000 degrees Celsius can tear through just about anything they find in their way. For this reason, major national parks and plantations utilise forest fire lookouts to...
