With Mandela’s 90th birthday coming up, a lot of South Africans out there will be getting more nervous by the day, all as a result of an urban legend that has been doing the rounds for ages, called ‘Nag van die lang messe’ (Night of the long...

The name Amy Winehouse has always been synonymous with drugs and alcohol. However, recently it has also become connected with Emphysema, a serious lung condition mostly associated with smoking. According to a medical website, “Emphysema involves...

“South Africa’s white supremacist paramilitary leader, Eugene Terre’Blanche, is back and he wants his own homeland.” This is according to an article that appeared in the Sunday Times on Sunday. The article also stated that the Afrikaner...

Yesterday marked the celebration of Youth Day in South Africa. In 1976 an estimated 20,000 young people from Soweto led a demonstration against the segregated Bantu Education system which forced many blacks into poorly paid, subservient positions of...

Most people agree that one’s mental health/ emotional wellbeing affects one’s physical health. This is evident in simple things such as exercise being an effective antidepressant, and, even more interesting, according to an article by Becky Ham: ...

AIDS is a huge problem in South Africa. One of pandemic proportions as a matter of fact. According to a website called Avert, “almost half of all deaths in South Africa, and a staggering 71% of deaths among those aged between 15 and 49, are caused...

Child Protection Week has gone by pretty unnoticed by most last week. This is rather unfortunate, seeing that child abuse and child prostitution is a big problem in South Africa. In 2004 it was estimated that there are about 38 000 child prostitutes in...

Do cells have feelings and emotions? As far as I’m concerned they don’t, however I do firmly believe that your state of mind influence the ‘health’ of your cells. I also believe the old saying ‘healthy body healthy mind’. What really...

Do cells have feelings and emotions? As far as I’m concerned they don’t, however I do firmly believe that your state of mind influence the ‘health’ of your cells. I also believe the old saying ‘healthy body healthy mind’. What really...

According to a joint submission by the Aids Law Project (ALP) and the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), proposed new laws (draft medicines and related substances amendment bill, 2008) may grant the Minister of Health, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, undue...