Social (opinion) Articles

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...

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...