Election manifestos inadequately addressing issues effecting women

The Hlanganisa Community Fund, an organisation seeking to strengthen social accountability and promote human rights says, very little attention has been paid to the issues affecting women. The organisation has conducted a gender analysis of election manifestos of five political parties namely, the …

Advanced digital technology affecting the mental health of users

The advancement of digital technology is having a major, and often detrimental impact on the mental health of internet users. That's according to Clinical Psychologist and author of "A Time to Heal," Dr Rani Samuel. Her comments follow recent reports of a teenager from the UK being gang raped in a …

Class of 2023 to embraces diverse paths to success

The class of 2023, has been advised that university is not the only post matric route that one can follow and not gaining access to a prestigious tertiary institution is not all doom and gloom. Last week, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga announced that the class of 2023 achieved an 82-point…

Soul City residents living in fear

Residents of the Soul City informal settlement in Kagiso on Gauteng's West Rand say they are living in fear of illegal miners who they say are living in the community. The residents say they are scared of being murdered as they face danger on an almost daily basis. Four suspected illegal miners wer…

South Africans encouraged to prioritise mental health in 2024

The South African Depression and Anxiety Group or SADAG is advocating for South Africans to prioritise their mental health as part of their goals for 2024. The start of a new year often brings about the opportunity to reflect on goals for the year ahead. Experts says as part of new year resolutions…

De Winston's golden mole rediscovered

Conservationists and geneticists from the Endangered Wildlife Trust and the University of Pretoria have discovered a mole previously thought to be extinct. The blind mole known as De Winston's golden mole, was last seen 87 years ago. The blind mole has an iridescent coat sheen and can "swim" throug…

Food insecurity identified as a challenge in treating diabetes

Food Insecurity has been identified as one of the biggest challenges affecting the treatment of diabetes in South Africa. That's according to SA Diabetes Advocacy, on World Diabetes Day today. The day is observed annually to raise awareness about diabetes, its prevention, and management. Diabetes i…

Worldwide shortage of diabetes medication continues

South Africa is one of the countries experiencing a shortage of one type of diabetes treatment, called Glucagon-Like Peptide- Receptor Agonists or GLP1. That's according to the Centre for Diabetes and Endocrinology in Johannesburg. GLP1 is a class of medication used in the treatment of type 2 diabe…

Youth raise abuse, drug addiction and neglect on National Childrens' Day

Today, on National Children's Day, South African children say, abuse, access to clean water, drug addiction and feelings of neglect are their biggest concerns.  SABC News visited the Fontain Park Primary in Randburg and spoke to young people about their concerns as future leaders.  The aim of the N…

The history of 80 Albert Street

The legacy of 80 Albert Street, Marshalltown is that of humiliation, injustice and racism. That's according to Professor Hilton Judin, an architect and lecturer at Wits University and editor of the book, Falling Monuments, Reluctant Ruins. Two week, a savage fire claimed 76 lives, some of which wer…