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    Mental Health

    Unemployed doctor: ‘Sometimes I can’t wake up because I feel like...

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    Medical graduates are having a difficult time finding employment as doctors in the public health sector. To qualify as an independent practitioner in South...

    How to access mental health resources online

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    For the longest time, South Africa has been a country facing a mental health crisis. With the coronavirus pandemic, this crisis has deepened as...

    Memorandum: Youth Day Parade for Justice & Change

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    Dear Mr President, We want to have a future! We – the youth – have addressed this memorandum to you and to every public servant...

    The True Cost Of e-Health In A Global Pandemic

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    As South Africa enters its fourth week of COVID-19 lockdown, the rise of infections runs parallel to an increase in nation-wide anxiety.  We are...

    After the Bo-Kaap video, how do we support survivors of gender-based...

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    A viral video uploaded to  YouTube in which a woman details allegations of paedophillia against her paternal grandfather has left many of us...

    ‘We don’t understand that body shaming is a shame itself’

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    Body shaming can have a lasting-impact on a person's life. Many women face scrutiny over their skin tone, weight and shape when they don't...

    How To Live With Borderline Personality Disorder

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    Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a mental illness that affects your emotional pattern, self-image, and your relationships with other people. Affecting one out of...

    9 myths about mental health and illness

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    There are many myths and stigmas about mental health and illness due to a lack of understanding. Mental illnesses are real diseases that affect...

    Covid-19: How survivors’ guilt might be affecting you

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    Living through a pandemic, surrounded by death and illness and growing inequality, is a difficult thing. But when adding to all that feelings of...

    The List: how to manage your anxiety during these times

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    With the civil unrest spreading in South Africa, many are likely to be experiencing anxiety and fear. If you are feeling any intense emotions,...

    How the pandemic is hurting university students’ mental health

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    Emmanuel Ojo, University of the Witwatersrand; Annie Burger, Stellenbosch University; Anthony J Onwuegbuzie, University of Cambridge; Bryan Jason Bergsteedt, Stellenbosch University; Samantha Adams, Stellenbosch...

    Mental health and illness explained

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    Mental health is one of the most neglected areas of public health globally. Nearly one billion people live with a mental disorder/mental illness. Mental...

    Hashtag Our Stories’s Mohammed Arai on mental health awareness

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    October is Mental Health Awareness Month in South Africa. An important aspect at the heart of changing attitudes about mental health is storytelling. Mental...

    OPINION: Death by suicide: the final symptom of mental illness

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    Twenty-three people will die from suicide today in South Africa. Another 460 South Africans will try to end their lives today. They are from...

    The importance of World AIDS Day

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    HIV/AIDS remains a major public health issue that affects millions of people worldwide. There were almost 37.7 million people globally living with HIV...

    “It’s like an empty battery trying to work” – living with...

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    Friday, 12 May is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) has been dismissed as "yuppie flu" or "shirker syndrome" in the...

    Extract from Richard Sutton’s Thrive: The Power of Resilience

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    Richard Sutton’s Thrive is a rich source of unique and practical skills and tools that are easy to apply to help you develop and...

    Raashida Khan Takes On “No-Go” Areas In The SA Indian Muslim...

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    South African Indian Muslims are a conservative bunch: there are some topics that are just not spoken about. So you can imagine the furore...

    You can’t pray mental illness away

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    October is Mental Health Awareness month in South Africa. South Africa is also a deeply religious country. That’s why it is important to address...

    Five ways black bodies resisted conforming to old white traditions in...

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    The year of asinavalo has come with nothing short of dololo chill. Black bodies have resisted assimilation and conformity with white traditions in various...