Naseerah Nanabhai | naseerahnanabhai@gmail.com 13 November 2023 | 09:30 CAT 2 min read In a world where stress,...
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The Faces of Palestine
Mumtaz Moosa | mumtazs@icloud.com 6 November 2023 | 21:15 2-minute read Amid the ongoing conflict, a historic turning...
Striking a Balance Between Technology and Family Life
Naseerah Nanabhai | naseerahnanabhai@gmail.com 30 October 2023 | 10:00 CAT 2 min read In today's fast-paced digital...
A four day work week for South Africa – is it probable?
By Naseerah Nanabhai 23:08:2022 In June this year, the United Kingdom launched a pilot four-day work week involving 3 300 workers in over 70 British companies. All eyes are on this pilot to see if similar models can be implemented in other countries. Many workers...
Social Grants – Separating Myths from Facts
By Neelam Rahim It is generally assumed that many times argued that social grants create dependency and that South Africa is fast becoming or already has become a nanny state. But according to Professor Ingrid Woolard, this is not necessarily the case. She highlights...
Student’s Mental Health in the Spotlight after Two Suicides on Campus
By Neelam Rahim The mental health of students and first-year students, in particular, is in the spotlight after two recent suicides at the University of Stellenbosch. Twenty-year-old Ky Rowe died at the Simonsberg men’s residence, weeks after the body of 20-year-old...
Workplace productivity and ways to hack it
Naseerah Nanabhai 12-09-2022 Having a productive workday can put your mind at ease because it probably means you have accomplished all the tasks for the day. The results of such efficiency make productivity objectives a priority amongst all employees. Studies reveal...
Pick n Pay unveils new supermarket brand QualiSave
Annisa Essack 16:08:2022 Pick n Pay is targeting the middle market with its new QualiSave stores, which promise to offer essential items at lower prices, accounting for 40% of the company's owned stores. As the retail battle for South Africa's middle market...
Women’s Day 2022: Realising women’s rights for an equal future
By Naseerah Nanabhai 08:08:2022 Resilient, patient, loving, and strong — South Africa honours all women on National Women's Day, the 9th of August. This day dedicated to women has a significant and painful history. On the 9th of August 1956, approximately 20,000 women...
Do teens need more sleep?
By Neelam Rahim Many parents will tell you that their teenage children tend to want to sleep and are always sleeping. But how much sleep does a Teen need, and do they need more rest as they grow or are they just milking the situation? Radio Islam International is...
Saving Month Ends On Sunday
By Neelam Rahim July is “Savings Month” on the South African calendar – a dire time to be having a conversation around savings in a country with one of the worst savings rates in the world. South African consumers are under immense financial stress given the current...
Thief caught for being on TikTok
By Mumtaz Moosa-Saley 29:07:2022 Earlier this week, a story emerged, on social media about a thief had been caught because he was on TikTok during his robbery stint. The 24-year-old man hid in the ceiling of a motor spares shop situated in Mamelodi East as he waited...
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