Social (opinion) Articles

Naseerah Nanabhai 03-11-2021 In 2019 UNESCO announced the first International Day Against Violence and Bullying, observed on the first Thursday of November each year, to create global awareness around the issue of bullying and help establish procedures for curbing it....

Naseerah Nanabhai 27-10-2021 None of us can control the future, life throws us a new curveball now and again, and its unpredictability pushes us off course. Our lives are influenced by outside factors that we don't have power over. While we may not be able to prepare...

Naseerah Nanabhai 13:10:2021 While parents may use different approaches and techniques to discipline their children, the goals of teaching appropriate behaviour, self-control, and responsibility for one’s actions are relatively the same in every family. Discipline is...

By Mumtaz Moosa Saley 19:10:2021 Achmat Ariefdien, who has been blind since 1982, is unemployed and cares for his aged father. Achmat received a warrant of execution from the City of Cape Town, threatening to take away his house. This comes after Achamt received a...

By Annisa Essack 19:10:2021 South Africa's teenagers make up 11% of the population. According to the health department's acting director-general, Nicholas Crisp, South Africa has enough COVID-19 jabs to vaccinate up to half of the country's 6.5-million children...

By Naseerah Nanabhai 15:10:2021 The 15th of October is a global day dedicated to creating awareness about the importance of washing our hands with soap. The attention is not only aimed at reducing the transmission of diseases but also promoting good hygiene. The first...

By Mumtaz Saley Moosa 05:10:2021 A few years ago, as I travelled to China, the cold streets were lined with homeless people, and sadly almost all of them were in their twilight years. It broke my heart to think that these people sleeping on the bitterly cold concrete...

Naseerah Nanabhai 04:10:2021 Breast cancer affects approximately 27 in 100 000 women in South Africa and accounts for 16% of cancer deaths amongst women. In the past three years, there has been an alarming increase in cancer diagnosis in women under 30. October is...