Social (opinion) Articles

By Umamah Bakharia Today marks- World Toilet Day with according to the United Nations is an official international observance day to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis. This year’s theme is ‘Valuing Toilets’. According to UN reports, 3.6 billion...

Naseerah Nanabhai 17-11-2021 If you feel physically and mentally drained this time of the year, you might be suffering from what is known as year-end fatigue. Indicators of year-end fatigue include feeling more tired, irritable and overwhelmed, or just generally...

Umamah Bakharia 10:11:2021 With Black Friday creeping towards us, stores have begun advertising their discounted deals on various products such as TV’s, appliances and phones. However, Business Insider journalist Andrew Thompson believes this day is a hoax,...

Mumtaz Moosa Saley 10-11-2021 Over the last few weeks, every mother who has children in school will tell you that they have extra grey hairs and that the child who was the know-it-all will be the end of them. We all have that one child that will take us to breaking...

Naseerah Nanabhai 10-11-2021 Everyone enjoys indulging in juicy red cherries during summer. This vivid red fruit is an excellent combination of sweet flavours and a tingle of sourness that can add a spectacular dash of flavour and colour to desserts. They can be eaten...

By Zainub Jada 09:11:2021 "Inside every child is an 'emotional tank' waiting to be filled with love." (Gary Chapman) Does your child speak a different language? Sometimes they wager for your attention, and other times they ignore you completely. Sometimes they are...

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...