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Multimillion-rand investment to boost African health innovation

STAFF REPORTER AFRICA’s plans to build capacity to respond to future pandemics received a significant boost as South Africa’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research...

Cough syrup can harm children: experts warn of contamination risks

The recent deaths of over 300 children in Africa and Asia have prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to warn about the use of “substandard and falsified” medical...

Children and teens aren’t doing enough physical activity – new study sounds a health warning

PHYSICAL inactivity is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. It’s also associated with chronic illness and disability. Recent research estimates that the world could see close to...

My child isn’t happy with their final exam results. How can I support them?

NICOLETTE V. ROMAN EVERY January, the day arrives that South Africans know can decide their fates: the “matric” exam results are announced. In 2022, 753,964...

Mental health and wellbeing of ethnic minority teachers 

THIS report set out to understand how the wellbeing of ethnic minority educators compared with the wider population.  This report – made possible with the...

Study Finds Teen Suicides Declined With Online Learning

ONLINE schooling may have reduced suicide rates in LGBTQ+ teenagers in Dane County during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study...

Maletswai learners participate in World AIDS Day Interdepartmental Learner Dialogue

LEARNERS from six schools across the Joe Gqabi District Municipality and surrounding areas took part in the Inter-Departmental Learner Dialogue by the The Eastern...

Nearly 40 million children ‘dangerously’ susceptible to growing measles threat – WHO

Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the new World Health Organisation (WHO) and United States Centres for...

Sadtu urges Department of Basic Education to offer psychosocial support to Grade 12 learners

PHUTI MOSOMANE SOUTH African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) says the Department of Basic Education must make available psychosocial support to learners writing the examinations. The...

Vaping Craze: The new crisis hitting schools in South Africa

A study conducted by a professor of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Cape Town (UCT) shows alarming vaping trends among matriculants of affluent...

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