PRETORIA CENTRE FOR WORK-BASED LEARNING
Events Organisers in Pretoria

The Pretoria Coaching Centre is the home for The Entrepreneurship Academy of Southern Africa and The Academy for Coaching PsychologyWe also offer Well-Appointed workshop facilities 3 workshop rooms accommodating 15 and 30 people respec-tively 3 Coaching rooms for private coaching sessions or can be used as breakaway rooms A neat quiet garden for outside breakaway sessions.

South Africa is an exhilarating, spectacular and complex country. With its post-apartheid identity still in the process of definition, there is undoubtedly an abundance of energy and sense of progress about the place. Travelers too are returning to a remarkable land that has been off the trail for way too long. The infrastructure is constantly improving, the climate is kind and there are few better places to see Africa’s wildlife. But if you want to understand the country, you’ll have to deal with the full spectrum. Poverty, the AIDS pandemic and violence remain a problem. South Africa is fondly known as the Rainbow Country because of its diversity of people, cultures and natural scenery. Officially the population consists of more than 40 million people. It is a country where a bright future awaits anyone who is skilled and committed to hard work. For older people it is also an ideal place to retire. The favorable exchange rate, good weather and excellent medical facilities will ensure their care-free future. To the west, south and east, South Africa borders on the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans respectively. Before visiting the country, foreigners are advised to take precautions in this regard and it is recommended to take out medical insurance before their trip. Approximately 8,6% of the total population is estimated to be HIV positive, with more than 1 500 new infections occurring daily. An aggressive media campaign educates society about the disease and all blood products are screened by health services to prevent accidental infection of patients. English and Afrikaans are the most commonly used languages in official circles and the business world. Immigrants should have a good knowledge of at least one of the two in order to cope with life in South Africa. It is up to individuals to study the languages of their choice and they have to pay for tuition themselves. Public transport services within towns and cities are irregular though. Taxis are extremely expensive and most South Africans therefore have to depend on their own means of transport. While the Western Cape gets most of its rainfall in winter, the rest of the country is generally a summer-rainfall region. South Africa’s coastal regions are therefore warmest in winter. The Western Cape, with its Mediterranean climate, is the exception, getting its rain in winter. Autumn (fall) in South Africa (mid-February to April) offers in some ways the best weather. Very little rain falls over the whole country, and it is warm but not too hot, getting colder as the season progresses. In Cape Town, autumn is fantastic, with hot sunny days and warm, balmy nights which many people spend at outdoor cafés. The hot, humid KwaZulu-Natal coast, as well as the Lowveld (lower-lying areas) of Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces, offer fantastic winter weather with sunny, warmish days and virtually no wind or rain. The Western Cape gets most of its rain in winter, with quite a few days of cloudy, rainy weather. However, these are always interspersed with wonderful days to rival the best of a British summer. The high mountains of the Cape and the Drakensberg in KwaZulu-Natal usually get snow in winter. Here the grey winter is forgotten as thousands of small, otherwise insignificant plants cover the plains in an iridescent carpet of flowers. The journey to see the flowers of the Namaqualand in the Western and Northern Cape is an annual pilgrimage for many South Africans. Remember, South Africa is a drought-stricken country.