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Spring is here and it feels like the end of the year is around the corner. This month’s issue is filled with new movies to watch, fun activities to do and a complex topic or two. We can only grow when we challenge not only our minds, but ourselves. W

Mic-Mic and Oscar return for another incredible adventure in this, the second instalment of BIG TRIP! After a diabolical plan by Don Vulture to interrupt the delivery of the Grizzly cub to his opponent, Mic-Mic, Oscar, Panda and stork Karl set out on

“South Africa is facing a waste crisis, but every citizen can make a difference to reduce the amount of waste that pollutes our environment or ends up in landfill.” This is the opinion of Douw Steyn, Sustainability Director at Plastics|SA and coordin

Use your favourite Bantex HB Pencil to draw the outline of this vulture and then use bright Bantex Colour Pencils to complete your drawing! Bantex Triangular Colour Pencils have been designed with you in mind! These birds pick rotting carcasses clean

Have you noticed that people love to talk about the atmosphere? Is the atmosphere cloudy, rainy, or do you see clear skies? Weather tells us what the atmosphere looks like at a specific place and a point in time. Here is a great experiment to do at h

How long can you hold your breath? A couple of seconds, a minute maybe? Definitely not much longer than that or you will start to feel faint and gasp for air. One thing is sure, we all need to breathe. Humans, just like all the other animals on this

Do you find it difficult to remember the order of the planets from the sun? Here is an easy way to help you remember: MERCURY VENUS EARTH MARS JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE My ......... Very ... Educated .. Mother .. Just ..... Served … Us ........ N

How do rivers begin? Rivers usually begin as a trickle of water high in hills or mountains. Some come from rainwater or melting snow. Most emerge from underground streams, formed after rain or snow seeps into the ground then bubbles back to the surfa

Natural forests are also like living cities. They provide the vital infrastructure for some of the planet’s most diverse collections of life, along with 60 million people in South Africa. By absorbing carbon dioxide and heat, natural forests help to

In September 2015, the World Forestry Congress was held in South Africa for the first time. The main theme for the congress was “Forests and people: investing in a sustainable future.” The World Forestry Congress was first held in Rome in 1926, and h