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Winter Safety Guidelines: Ensuring Your Safety and Comfort

As Winter arrives in South Africa, it's crucial to prioritize safety and comfort. This article provides important guidelines for choosing the right heating options, such as paraffin and LPG, while emphasising the need to adhere to safety regulations. It also offers tips for safely using paraffin and handling LPG cylinders. Additionally, the article discusses responsible practices for open fires, including selecting appropriate materials and maintaining a safe distance from flammable objects. By following these guidelines, readers can ensure their well-being during the colder months.
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Stay Warm, Stay Safe: Essential Winter Fire Safety Tips for Every Home

Winter often increases household costs—plan now for heating, repairs, health expenses and hidden seasonal spending.
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Safety First when it Comes to the Summer Sun

Having fun in the sun is everyone’s main wish when summertime arrives. Indeed, we need to get some sunshine in order to create Vitamin D and for other health benefits. However, too much time spent in the sun can be very dangerous to your health. Therefore you must make sure that you protect yourself very carefully from its effects.
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Is your child safe at school?

For any parent, school safety must simply be a guarantee.
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A South African Parent’s Guide to Digital Safety, Social Media Law, and Sanity

Your child’s phone could be a crime scene. Deepfakes, sextortion, and WhatsApp groups can land families in court. Learn the hidden risks, and how to protect yourself and you kids before a single tap or share turns into a legal nightmare.
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LEGAL&YOU JUNE 2026

This month's newsletter covers youth education opportunities, child protection laws, winter fire safety, and important 2026 tax season dates. Stay informed with practical tips to help protect your family, plan ahead, and navigate key life decisions with confidence.
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Before You Pack the Car, Plan for the Unexpected

Holiday travel increases accident risk. Know what to do in an emergency and why fast ambulance response can save lives.
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Anxiety and trauma during civil unrest

As South Africa faces times of distress and uncertainty, it is essential to provide safety for yourself, and your loved ones, including children. It is important that we stick together as one nation and restore calm to our beautiful country. We provide tips below to help you and your family cope through these challenging times.
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SOLACE&YOU NOVEMBER 2025

Consumer protection for Black Friday shopping sprees, spot diabetes red flags, are your policy beneficiaries up to date, and learn how to start 2026 financially fit.
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Beyond the Hashtag: Your Festive-Season Guide to Supporting GBV Survivors

Learn how to safely support a GBV survivor this festive season with emotional first aid, safety planning, key resources, and Solace Trauma Assist to protect your own well-being.
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SOLACE&YOU OCTOBER 2025

October is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to pause, protect your peace, and take practical steps toward a safer, healthier, and more balanced life.
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Accidents Happen—Be Prepared with Trauma Assist

During the December holiday season during December 2023, there were 10 180 people died on the roads. South Africa is known to have some of the most dangerous roads in the world.
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SOLACE&YOU APRIL 2026

April brings freedom, family time and travel. It also brings real life risks that most people are not prepared for. From legal disputes and road accidents to flu season and unexpected loss, the reality is simple. Life does not wait until you are ready.
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Your Winter Wellness Guide: Staying Healthy, Safe & Sane Without Breaking the Bank

Stay safe, healthy, and happy this winter with practical, budget-friendly tips for body, mind, and home.
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Know Your Rights at School: A Legal Guide for South African Youth

What every learner and parent should know about education rights, school discipline, and legal support in South Africa.
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Your Companion, through the good and the bad

In this article, we give a brief overview of the latest crime stats, give guidance on reporting a crime, and obtaining a protection order. We also provide you with information on our services to assist you in dealing with emotional trauma and seeking medical advice and emergency medical response.
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Be water safety savvy this summer

As we head into the December holiday period, remember to stay water wise. Our Trauma Assist benefit includes emergency medical response.
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Professor Barry Schoub talks about the safety of the quickly developed COVID-19 vaccine

Is the COVID-19 vaccine safe? Expert Professor Barry Schoub answers the frequently asked question around the quick development and emergency approval of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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