The plant is, however, actually a succulent plant. So names such as the Hoodia cactus or the South African desert cactus are not entirely accurate. The true scientific name is simply Hoodia Gordonii.
There are issues connected with growing the South African Hoodia cactus for commercial purposes. Obviously, one is temperature. For the Hoodia cactus to thrive, it requires desert like conditions to reach full maturity.
Another is time. Typically, it takes four or five years for the African Hoodia Gordonii cactus to reach full maturity. Also, quantities of this wild plant are very limited and are protected by the governments of South Africa from harvesting.
Phytopharm, the first company to research the properties of the African Hoodia Cactus, has established plantations in South Africa to grow it in quantity. But it will still be several years before Phytopharm will begin to sell their patented product.
While over twenty different varieties of Hoodia exist, it is believed that only Hoodia Gordonii possesses the ingredient that suppresses the appetite. Some companies sell products claiming to contain the African Hoodia Cactus, but unless it is Hoodia Gordonii, it is unlikely to be effective in controlling the appetite.
Whenever health supplements are purchased, it is advisable to buy from a reputable company offering a complete product line. If you do take Hoodia, be sure to drink plenty of water, since Hoodia suppresses thirst as well as appetite.
No matter what name you use, the African Hoodia is very pretty to look at. At maturity, the plant blooms with vibrant violet flowers. Although those who believe in its dieting properties would love to get their hands on large quantities of the beautiful Hoodia cactus, there must be some restraint used regarding its harvesting. That way, people will be able to enjoy the beauty and benefits of this plant for many years to come.
You DON'T get robbed every time you stop at a robot (traffic light).
You DON'T have to drive with your windows rolled up
And your children wont get kidnapped or worse if they go to the park.
Some people have spread a lot of stories about our country, some may be true, others exaggerated. But the story I want to tell you is TRUE. Every bit of it.
South Africa is LOOSING TEACHERS!
Yes. Almost every day, more than 18000 - that's eighteen thousand people - apply to immigration agents to leave the country for better pastures. Most of them are professionals and many of them are teachers.
Lured to Teacher Jobs overseas, or Au-Pairing in America etc.
A year or two down the line, many of them come back.
Our country is not perfect but whose is? Yours? I doubt it.
What I am proposing is that Teachers, and other professionals, make an effort to come home. Come Home to South Africa.
I am a member of a Professional Teacher Recruitment Agency, www.primecareplacements.co.za and I have seen the result of our teachers leaving our shores. We urge any teachers that were qualified in South Africa and that have birth residency, to return home and fill the shortages that we are so desperately needing.
We constantly are getting in Teacher Vacancies, Child Care Jobs and Au-Pair Positions for many areas around Gauteng (the province that Johannesburg and Pretoria Lie In). So, contact us now via our website and see what we can do for you!
Money? Like so many people, Teachers are always concerned about money. What salary will I get? What perks? What benefits?
I know for a fact (due to my wife been a Kindergarten Teacher for the last ten years) that Salaries for teachers are on the increase.
Every year, a teacher's salary is increased by on average 10% from the previous year, and private schools try to increase this even more!
Most GED (Gauteng Education) posts also grant Housing subsidies and Medical Insurance.
I tell you again, Teachers Come Home. We need you. Think of why you became a teacher in the first place?
You wanted to Teach? You love children? You want to make a difference?
That's why you must come back? Not because the salary is getting better. Not because the country is stabilising.
Come back because you WANT to.
Because of the children.
Who is going to teach them if all our teachers leave?
Teachers, come back, and save your country!
Current Vacancies at www.primecareplacements.co.za
? Temp post for Grade 4, 5, 6 and 7, Geography and History at a Private School in Gauteng ? Domestic Workers needed for several areas ? Au-Pair needed in Haterbeesport dam to look after an 18 year old girl with Autism. ? High School English, Maths and Science Educators needed ? Nursery School Teachers needed for Grades 000, 00, 0 and younger classes
Again, I ask you. Teachers. Find it in your heart to come back and teach the children. No one else can.
Regards Christopher P West www.primecareplacements.co.za
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