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Written by SA - The Good News
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 Economic empowerment for South African women will be the focal point of this year's annual Women's Month celebrations, Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana, said as she unveiled the 2011 Women's Month programme on Sunday in Pretoria.
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Written by Joanne Delaurentis
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 Perhaps you have always wanted to grow your own organic vegetables, but just never knew how to go about it. Well, this series is going to help you to make that dream come true and have you enjoying the fruits and vegetables of your labour including superior tasting food and the health benefits of organic produce.
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China has risen from being third world country with 500-million people living in absolute poverty to one of the two largest holders of foreign currency reserves in less than 30 years. It is now a global giant and one of the three world superpowers, together with the US and EU. Its strategic planning and unhindered growth mean that it will continue to grow and develop, spreading its influence all over the globe. The question is, should we be preparing ourselves and our children to be able to work with the next superpower? Will the impact of the rise of China reach as far as the tip of Africa and will our children need to be prepared to engage with this foreign nation?
In our everyday lives with our children there are many teachable moments, but we usually move right past them without even noticing the potential they hold. Hopefully this article will help you to firstly identify, and then seize the potential in teachable moments.
The thought of parenthood is one that instils at once a deep sense of fear and wonder in many. The immense challenges and seemingly insurmountable responsibilities of raising a child are explored by Shabbir Banoobhai in his poem “you cannot know the fears i have”.