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Issue #208
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Issue 208
ISSUE #208 ON SALE TILL 24 May
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Time to acknowledge‭ ‬#thehelp:‭ ‬SA‭’‬s first National Domestic Workers‭’‬ Day launched

Posted on July 24, 2012  /  Comments Off

If you value‭ ‬the more than one million domestic workers in South Africa,‭ ‬make it trend online this Thursday.

That‭’‬s the message from‭ ‬Sizile Makola,‭ ‬the‭ ‬entrepreneur‭ ‬behind the‭ ‬first of what she hopes will become an annual National Domestic Workers Day on‭ ‬July‭ ‬26.

Makola,‭ ‬who runs the business‭ ‬My Claim Mate which provides‭ ‬human resources services for employers of domestic workers,‭ ‬said it‭’‬s high time South Africans value and honour domestic workers.

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Outdoor gyms rolled out to curb SA obesity rate

Posted on July 12, 2012  /  2 Comments

A South African entrepreneur hopes to trim down South Africa’s alarmingly high obesity rate by installing 1 000 free outdoor gyms across the country, mostly in impoverished areas where residents can’t afford pricey private gym fees.

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