Vendors protest against food ban amid rising poisoning cases
As food poisoning cases rise, vendors protest against government measures that threaten their livelihoods, highlighting the community's frustrations and the need ...
Controversy around the Bela Bill continues
Protests against the newly enacted Bela Bill highlight fears of diminished mother-tongue education and reduced authority for school governing bodies, as various ...
Township Tuckshop Wars: How foreign traders dominate SA’s R900bn spaza market
Explore how foreign traders have established dominance in South Africa's R900bn spaza market, leveraging social networks and innovative business practices to outperform ...
Rising child poisoning cases raise concerns about township tuck shops
Recent reports reveal a disturbing rise in child poisoning cases linked to township tuck shops in South Africa, prompting urgent calls for regulation and scrutiny ...
R100m women’s monument in Pretoria idle 8 years after launch
From early that morning the mood was jovial as women, men and a scattering of young people, all dressed in bright colours, a lot of traditional wear, gathered at ...
Concern as SA teenage pregnancy numbers skyrocket
According to a recent survey 20% of girls in the study admitted to having had an adolescent pregnancy, and 6% of men admitted to having impregnated a girl during ...
Poverty, violence, and ill-health among issues to ensure realisation of children’s rights
Interventions the report prescribed are interventions for at risk communities, among them children and adults, who are affected by poverty, undernutrition, adolescent ...
Alarm at rate of pregnant learners
As the numbers were said to exceed 1 500 last year, of girls as young as 13 reportedly being expectant while at school, concerned parents and organisations spoke ...
Organ Donation: The need for greater awareness
Currently, organ donors are in very short supply because of limited knowledge amongst the citizens
Vital TB diagnosis breakthrough
This, as South Africa suffers from a high burden of multi-drug resistant and rifampicin-resistant TB, with 11 000 individuals estimated to develop such resistance ...
Call for raised awareness as lung cancer ravages young and old
There is need for emphasis on the importance of preventive measures in reducing the incidence of lung cancer
NHI debate rages on as the multitudes bear the brunt
It is a system in which everyone would participate whether they liked to or not
The future of skin care is Golden
The 4-step offering combines an environmentally sustainable product, gender-inclusive skincare kits designed to holistically address targeted skincare concerns
Elderly abuse - a silent national epidemic
Abuse was both in established homes entrusted to care for them in their golden years and at home and communities, where they were among people who loved them
Is law enforcement doing enough to curb spate of child kidnappings?
There is a lesser recognised problem of child prostitute syndicates which operate in the cities but target children from rural areas.
Gwarube’s promise to consult on school curriculum applauded
She has a grasp of the most pressing issues in the current education system
Ford workers take to the streets over unpaid bonuses
The automotive sector is one of the country’s largest, contributing 4. 3% to GDP and is also the country’s fifth-largest export sector, accounting for 18. 1% of ...
New health admin has job cut out
‘Imagine how long it takes for our ageing staff to fill out forms, move between cabinets, tend to patients, crank up infrastructure, make plans with non-functioning ...
Baby dumping increase is the symptom of a weak support structure more than sick morals
It is not in the nature of humans to want to part ways with their offspring, but when they reach a level of not having the means to support them they will, in a ...
Growing concern amid Mpox scare
Amid an outbreak of Mpox, Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla said the actual number of infections could be higher than the reported laboratory cases and ...
Men’s health: Heightening awareness of preventable health problems
Generally, men are employed in jobs that can be high risk to their health and well-being when things go wrong, such as mining and construction. These factors contribute ...
Medical professionals call on government to pay more attention to rising Mpox, cold and flu cases
‘We appreciate our government calling on people to be vigilant and encouraging all sectors of society to be wary, but it is time now that focus on this apparent ...
Boy, 5, killed in Soshanguve hijacking has funeral ‘fit for a prince’
Mourners at the funeral of 5-year-old Ditebogo Junior Phalane, who was shot last weekend during the hijacking of his father’s vehicle in Soshanguve.
Possible outbreak of Mpox - previously Monkeypox, a threat to stability of the country ahead of elections
Mpox scare, especially as reports and rumours of plans to postpone the elections have been making the rounds for a few weeks.
Teachers’ loss of power, blamed for school violence
Lack of discipline, a breakdown of morals and a lack of respect, blamed for cases of pupils and teachers fighting.