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OUR YOUTH, OUR FUTURE
Our youth are the future of this country, and we need to help them make the most of their talents whenever and wherever we can. We need to develop a generation of young people who can really make a difference to the wider community as well. Safire invests in young people from a very early age, starting with primary school pupils - our Safire scholarship programme pupils are given the opportunity to attend some of the best schools in KZN. In addition, Safire has two in-house youth programmes, namely the Safire Learnership and Safire Internship programmes.
NOTEWORTHY NEWS IN NUMBERS
77%:
percentage of 7 000 people surveyed who lost money to an AI voice-cloning scam. Even the local FSCA has been the target of a WhatsApp scam.
24:
number of years that the South African record for the 10 000 metre race has stood unchallenged, until being broken by a 25-year-old athlete from Ceres in the Cape.
26:
number of tasters who recently chose a South African olive oil as the best in the world from a selection of almost a thousand samples submitted by global producer.
CLIMATE CHANGE AND FIRE SEASON
Runaway fires regularly feature in the news, with stories so far this year covering wildfires in North and South America, the UK (Scotland), and Canada. In early June, a Reuters article reported that “Canada is on track for its worst-ever year of wildfire destruction”. This is what the local experts say. |
KEEP YOUR PROPERTY SAFE THIS WINTER
South Africa may be marketed as “sunny South Africa” but our winters can be very cold, with occasional snowfalls in some high-lying areas. Here are some useful tips about what to do to keep your property, your vehicle, and your loved ones safe during the winter months. |
SPOTTING A PONZI SCHEME
Thousands of South Africans are lured into investing in so-called Ponzi schemes every year. Named after the 1920s fraudster, Charles Ponzi, this is the oldest and most common type of investment fraud - a pyramid scheme that operates by ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’. Read how to spot one here... |
AN INSPIRATIONAL DANCE
Losing his leg to cancer did not deter South African youngster Musa Motha from achieving his dream of becoming a dancer. His incredible performance on Britain’s Got Talent brought the judges to their feet - and then on to the stage to congratulate him... |
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