Schools are a crucial setting to address mental health issues among young people, given the high prevalence of mental illness.

As the climate crisis worsens, more and more people are experiencing what is commonly known as “climate anxiety”.

In a recent article, the prevailing belief that education can lower the risk of cognitive decline in old age is challenged.

The annual Trolley Race was held on March 22nd in support of Intellectual Disability Awareness Month in Cape Town.

Activists and relatives of Phelokazi Mqathanya, a lesbian woman who was stabbed to death in May 2021, marched in Khayelitsha.

The UK’s low interest rate phase from 2008 to 2020 led many business strategists to recommend focusing on growth rather than profit.

The pendulum of female modesty has swung back and forth across the ages, reflecting the social and cultural norms of each era.

Women, who are responsible for fetching water, cooking, and other household chores, bear the brunt of this crisis.

The issues at play at Roxham Road, on the Québec-New York border, are larger than any one single border crossing

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has admitted that the ‘Facebook rapist’ Thabo Bester escaped from prison.

SACCAWU wants a salary increase of R900 a month or 12%, whichever is greater, and a 20% commission on sales, among other things.

Safety measures including day and night police patrols are to be put in place in a school in Nquthu, in rural KwaZulu-Natal.

Tensions are rising in Nigel between the RDP occupiers, who are mostly coloured, and the approved beneficiaries, who are mostly black.

For a start, research shows that sitting cross-legged can increase the misalignment of the hips, with one being higher than the other.

Ghanaian universities should establish transparent gender-neutral policies towards recruitment and promotion.

Having school children arrive at school properly fed, warm, well dressed and ready to learn is surely the priority.

Through Woolworths’ proposed model, the same company will be both a prescriber and provider of pharmaceutical medications and food products.

Chinese people are increasingly using TikTok’s sister app as a way to complain about products and are finding it a powerful asset.

Infant formula shortages left 70% of U.S. store shelves bare in May 2022, with 10 states reporting out-of-stock rates of 90% or greater.

Unfortunately, in most settings in Africa, implementation of TB preventive therapy is either non-existent or extremely sub-optimal.

One would think the DA leaders would be proud of, is being undermined by several of the party’s top people.

Women on farms presented some of the findings during a launch in Paarl. Workers demand harsher penalties for farms violating labour laws.

Child protection is a politicised profession governed by strict procedures, as outlined by differing legislation in each state.

The landmark Casey review has found the Metropolitan Police institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic.

TikTok has policies against disinformation, but such content persists, exacerbating the issue of hate speech in the region.

Avoiding single-use plastics entirely, whether traditional fossil fuel-based plastics or bioplastics, is more sustainable.

Adequate funding is required to fight childhood TB – the global targets set in 2018 aimed to treat 40 million people with TB disease.

Ted Lasso is a good manager – and an inspirational one – who always puts his team’s needs first and he’s very supportive.

During fasting, meal schedules, fluid intake, and sleep and wake times are altered. The Ramadan cornerstone is to practice mindfulness.

The City started demolishing shacks in Newlands and Ezihagwini on 18 March and continued operations this week.

The hotline initiative is part of a collaboration between Lawyers for Human Rights and the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town.

The prisoner in question was Thabo Bester who was serving a life sentence for murder and a series of rapes.

When granted bail, a court may impose bail conditions that an accused person must conform to until the matter is finalised.

Octopus is a popular ingredient in many cuisines, with some 420,000 metric tonnes of this mollusc being caught worldwide each year.

Tomahawks ships are primarily designed to defend the navy from aerial threats such as aircraft and missiles.

Not getting enough sleep or having poor sleep quality increases the risk of infections and other health problems such as depression.

Children end up homeless and alone because of a lack of effective care and guardianship by families, or by state governments.

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to Moscow this week has been more about reiterating China and Russia’s shared interests

But what is poison? Do all poisons act in the same way? Does the amount of it matter in terms of its toxicity?

Birds that ingested more plastic had lower blood calcium levels, along with higher levels of cholesterol and uric acid.

Over the past four years, we have been studying how Borana pastoralists in Isiolo county in northern Kenya manage drought

Many Muslim children attend private Islamic schools – Muslim students are a part of a 60% majority of students in public schools.

The social media app TikTok has been a focus for concerns that the Chinese government could access data on individual users.

When Ukraine successfully deployed self-driving “drone” boats for a major attack on the Russian navy at Sevastopol in Crimea.

As Calm Down began topping European charts, Loïc’s kinetic response began attracting social media users worldwide.

With all this in mind, reducing air pollution levels may be an important strategy for mitigating the impact of COVID.

Putin and his children’s commissioner, Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova, face charges concerning the alleged illegal deportation.

The beans known as oloyin in Yoruba, or as cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata), are a favourite food among Nigerians.

This essay seeks to contribute to an overdue debate among Africans about how to avoid being entangled in US-China global rivalry.

Discrimination against anyone based on their sexual orientation or gender identity is not an African value.

Experts and leaders will soon come together in their thousands at the first UN conference dedicated to water in nearly half a century.

An iconic symbol of extinction for many but also a symbol of hope, the thylacine has high cultural significance

About 280 families live in Zinzi informal settlement in Khayeltisha, established at the height of the Covid pandemic in July 2020.

Sadly, school leaders (principals) in our survey have historically suffered much higher levels of threatening and violent abuse.

Twenty years after the invasion of Iraq, politicians continue to repeat the errors of the past by taking information

Bosman was an early challenger of stage stereotypes about South African female vocalists, their lyrical content and singing style.

The R350 Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress grant should be increased to R413 in line with inflation, say the IEJ and SERI.

Students who attend school less frequently perform worse academically and are more likely to be excluded from school and to drop out.

Protesters are now shifting to more concerted efforts involving charters that outline their specific demands.

Avian influenza is a highly contagious viral infection of birds, commonly called “bird flu”, which has been recurring in Nigeria since 2006.

Nigerians held elections in late February to vote for a new president, as well as representatives to two houses of the federal parliament

Dr Nandipha Magudumana was seen shopping with a man who looks like Thabo Bester, almost two months after his death.

People living in about 600 units at Barcelona Two temporary relocation area in Lamontville, Durban, have had to share eight portable toilets.

Photos from June 2022 show a man who looks like convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester shopping in Sandton City.

The Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council announced on Wednesday that NEHAWU and the DPS had reached an agreement.

The risk of looting and illegal trade of cultural objects was found to have increased significantly during the pandemic.

Russia asserted that the drone was flying in the direction of Russia’s borders with its transponder off when it was crushed.

Diamond is the crystalline form of elemental carbon, stable at very high pressures and relatively low temperatures

Sports rule changes like these never cease to spark debate among diehard fans about “leaving the sport alone”.

The strategy, known as hedge contracts, fixes the wholesale price retailers pay for electricity over a long period – up to several years.

South Africans have heeded the call to visit the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) Voter Portal to register online to vote.

Measles is highly contagious and is caused by a virus that mainly spreads through infectious airborne respiratory droplets.

The campaign aims to instill a culture of reading and contribute to improving numeracy skills of primary schools in South Africa.

A Special Investigating Unit (SIU) report that found irregularities in a R26.4-million toilet tender during the Covid pandemic stands.

Parents complain that the KwaZulu-Natal education department is neglecting special schools. They say schools are short of teachers.

There are eight of these planets. One of them is: Earth. The others are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

As African footballers increasingly move to European leagues, more attention needs to be paid to the struggles they may experience

The carbon and fluorine PFAS compounds have been used in myriad domestic and industrial products from non-stick cookware to cosmetics.

March Madness means 68 teams vying to become champion, Cinderella runs for a few underdogs and big business for the NCAA

South Africa’s acute power shortages are likely to go on for some time. But we believe that the concept of the sharing economy.

So, is the incidence of virus outbreaks increasing? Or, have we just become better at detecting outbreaks thanks to improved technology?

Although these stories have been influential since their discovery in 17th-century Europe, in recent years Norse narratives have exploded.

The economic empowerment of women is an important pillar of our struggle to end gender-based violence and femicide.

The nine Premiers also shared plans in line with the SoNA through their 2023 State of the Province Addresses

The fight against crime and corruption continues to intensify with Minister of Finance Godongwana allocating R14 billion towards this cause.

Tala advises all first-year students to contact tutors and academic advisors to assist them in drawing out study rosters.

The Cape Town Refugee Reception Office is expected to officially open its doors for asylum and refugee services on Monday, 20 March.

Three lecturers from Zimbabwe and Rwanda whose contracts were terminated by the Port Elizabeth TVET College have withdrawn their case.

The pervasive amount of news media criticism in the U.S. has intensified the erosion of trust in American journalism.

A non-profit company which was paid more than R10-million to host a youth awards ceremony did not spend even a cent.

Rural living costs are higher largely because of fuel costs for heating and transport, and higher prices for food and other essentials.

Before Pope Francis, many of these challenges were either ignored, spiritualised or papered over through moral platitudes.

The Labour Appeal Court has ruled partly in favour of the National Education Hospital and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) on its strike.

To protect climate migrants, some legal scholars have proposed amending the definition of refugee in the Refugee Convention of 1951.

All forms of violence affect children in different ways, but sexual violence in particular embodies trauma that lasts for a long time.

Tunisia’s president Kais Saied recently called for urgent measures against the illegal immigration of sub-Saharan African nationals

During droughts there can be changes in what kinds of food are accessible, as less water is available to produce and process it.

Musina was the scene of new water protests last week, with protesters complaining that promises had not been kept.

Suspects accused of financial mismanagement at Atlantis Secondary School make a court appearance. R2.2-m school transport grant was stolen.

In a combustion engine, a mix of fuel and air is burned inside the part called the combustion chamber to increase the volume of gas.