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    Mental Health

    After 10 years in camps in Myanmar, Rohingya mental health continues...

    In 2012, when violence erupted between Rohingya and Rakhine communities, Zaw Rina’s home in Pauktaw town was burned down. She was forced to flee...

    Here’s why you should cut teenagers some slack

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    Adults aren't the only ones that experience the "hard" life. People assume it's normal for teenagers to always be tired, moody and low in...

    UCT Fallists Respond to VC Phakeng

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    "We asked if Mr Mayosi has a history of depression and they said he didn't until 2016. That day he was called a coconut....

    The mental health fight intensifies for South African youth in corporate

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    According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), half of all mental health conditions in individuals start by 14-years-of-age. However, in most cases these go...

    Wits Students Commemorates The Life Of Sanele Dhlamini

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    "If we as a family knew why this all happened to my brother, maybe we would have found peace," said Sanele Xolani Dhlamini's older...

    Universities must prioritise support for student mental health

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    According to the World Health Organisation, more than 30% of university students have experienced a common mental disorder in the past year. The South...

    Why everyone needs to be advocating for menstrual rights

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    Another week, another amazing conversation!  This week we chatted to the Minister of Menstruation Candice Chirwa (if you don’t know her, where have you been...

    Rape in a place of platinum

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    A snapshot of the community of Rustenburg shows a place of plenty, also a place of poverty.  Ufrieda Ho argues that beyond the juxtaposition,...

    Five years on: Rohingya people talk about their past, present and...

    August 24, 2022 marks five years since Rohingya fled the latest and largest campaign of targeted violence against them in Myanmar. Rohingya are still stateless and...

    Dear Qedani Mahlangu: what have you done to our people?

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    There’s an oppressive nature about the heat in Atteridgeville as we drive in on Wednesday afternoon. It’s dry and dense, and opening a window...

    How poverty and violence are linked with anxiety in young South...

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    Andrew Gibbs, South African Medical Research Council Over the past 10 years there has been increasing awareness of the importance of promoting good mental health...

    The Real Problem With Sexual Assault Scenes In 13 Reasons Why

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    Controversy has surrounded the popular American teen drama series 13 Reasons Why since the release of season one in March of 2017. At its...

    National Epilepsy Day: “I have come to accept my illness but...

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    Bongeka Maduna (33) has been epileptic for over 20 years. She told the Daily Vox about growing up with epilepsy and how she has...

    Children’s mental health is important for their present and future

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    Globally October 10 is marked as World Mental Health Day. It’s a day meant to raise awareness around issues related to mental health. The...

    By limiting access to treatment, poverty exacerbates mental illness

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    Mental illnesses, such as depression and anxiety, can affect anyone. Approximately about 4.5 million South Africans suffer from depression. Research has also shown that...

    #LifeEsidimeni arbitration should hold health department accountable

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    Led by former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke, an arbitration process to help resolve the deaths of over 100 mentally ill patients after they...

    In Photos: Annual mental health walk happens on Durban beachfront

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    On October 9 - a day before World Mental Health Day - a couple hundred people gathered on the Durban beachfront for the seventh...

    #QueerPopUpHealingSessions: A Space For Queer Healing

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    A place among nature for queer people to be safe, happy and focus on healing. This is what the the Queer Pop Up Healing...

    Poem: 94+ and counting

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    who's counting lifeless bodies mounting on frozen floors absent doors dignity stripped hope whipped freedom clipped who's counting mute citizens shouting to deaf ears crocodile...

    On madness and mental health – “People have different ways of...

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    The Time of the Writer festival kicked off this week, and this year's theme is "Decolonising the book". Dana Da Silva spoke to MISHKA...