3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1623+ words) Deon Snyman is a political theologian who has worked in community development for the past 35 years and currently serves as Managing Director of the Goedgedacht Trust. Thirty years ago, at the end of 1996, I came back to Nongoma after spending…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (980+ words) Located near Tzaneen, the Holy Family Care Centre provides a safe haven with dedicated staff and restorative love for 75 orphaned and vulnerable children. Under the direction of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, the home offers holistic…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (732+ words) need to do it to the “maxx” – according to social media, at least. But all of this maxxing might not actually...with others pursuing similar goals. When social media constantly reminds us there’s another metric to...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago   (1656+ words) Nelson Mandela Bay’s ambulance crisis is deepening, with a family forced to wait half a day for emergency medical help for an ill 17-year-old. The family has lodged a complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission, as ambulance shortages,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1834+ words) When Keneilwe Dikoma took her six-month-old son Lorato for a routine check-up in rural North West, she learned that his missed milestones were signs of cerebral palsy – a diagnosis that would reshape both their lives. Thirty years on, she cares…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (463+ words) As the 18th World Congress on Public Health convenes in Cape Town, the public health community has an opportunity to confront the escalating health impacts of the climate crisis and lead Africa’s pursuit of energy justice and a just transition away…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1062+ words) Fitness trackers can help – but these five hidden pitfalls can harm health and exercise habits. Fitness trackers promise to help users become fitter, happier and healthier versions of themselves. For many people, they can be useful: a nudge to move…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (534+ words) Monthly food parcels are now reaching an additional 100 at-risk families in Wallacedene and Bloekombos after FoodForward SA extended its mother and child nutrition programme in Cape Town. The initiative aims to tackle early childhood malnutrition and support the national agenda…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1706+ words) The Eastern Cape says its ambulance fleet is operational, but frontline EMS workers and their union say the supply of properly equipped vehicles is critically low, with only a handful available to respond to emergencies on some shifts in Nelson…...