Newly detected Covid-19 variant being investigated
The Health Department is still investigating the newly detected Covid-19 variant. Dubbed ‘the Kraken‘, the variant is believed to be…
Category: Health
Premature babies can indicate a mother’s poor health
Premature births are an indicator of the mother’s poor health, or poverty. The Executive Director at South African Breastmilk Reserve,…
Diabetes the silent killer – how your local pharmacist can help
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Type 2 diabetes, or adult-onset diabetes, is called “the silent killer” and is an escalating…
Sherwood Park facility needs space to help more children
The Sherwood Park Care Centre has been serving children with disabilities for almost four decades. However, their facility can no…
‘More than half of SA children watch porn’
Being exposed to violent and sexually explicit content is shaping young children’s perceptions of intimate relationships. This is the warning…
Periodic pollution gives sunset pics a brown haze
Avid photographers may have noted a brown haze on their sunset pictures. No, it’s not just the effect of the…
Big Pharma spat over mRNA patents
After raking in billions for their Covid-19 vaccines, big pharmaceuticals are headed to the courts over patent infringements. Moderna is…
The State, alliances and accountability
The ANC’s alliance partners are failing to hold the governing party accountable. This is evident in the continued failures experienced…
Fixing dignity by fixing toilets
Giving dignity back to people through fixing something vital to them is an honorable way to help humanity. An organization…
Give jobs back to unvaccinated workers – Cosatu
Mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations are set to be challenged at a national policy level. Labour federation, Cosatu also wants those who…
SA’s discontent – young, unemployed, and angry
Community platforms to ventilate public frustrations are not being used or are being ignored by those in charge. Conflict resolution…
How does our medication know where our pain is?
How does our medication know where the pain is and go straight to it? For example, how does aspirin know…
SA road accidents killed thousands of youth in three years
Alarm has been raised about the high number of youth dying in road crashes in South Africa. The Road Traffic…
Mass vaccination for monkeypox in SA not needed
There is no need to roll out mass vaccination for monkeypox in South Africa. This is the assertion by experts…
Learners still need to mask-up at school
The Department of Health has retracted its initial statement saying that learners would no longer need to wear face masks…
No masks outside and social distancing remains
It’s anticipated that government will end the National State of Disaster sometime next month or in May. President Cyril Ramaphosa …
National State of Disaster remains in place
Hopes of having the National State of Disaster terminated have been dashed. The Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has…
End to national state of disaster in sight
The Health Department is ready to present revised measures that would fall under protocols – to limit the spread and…