Social (opinion) Articles

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...

By Naseerah Nanabhai 28:09:2021 Spring has sprung, and for those who want to make the most of gardening this season, we’ve combined a list of things to keep in mind when planting this season.  It can seem like a lot you need to know when you start gardening, and you...

By Zainub Jada 28:09:2021 INTROVERT: A shy, reticent person INTROVERSION: Personality type A person who prefers calm environments, limits social engagement or embraces a greater than average preference for solitude. WHAT IS AN INTROVERTED PERSON LIKE? An introvert is...

By Naseerah Nanabhai 22:09:2021 When Heritage Day was proclaimed an official holiday in 1996, former president Nelson Mandela said: "When our first democratically-elected government decided to make Heritage Day one of our national days, we did so because we knew that...

By Naseerah Nanabhai 15:09:2021 In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the 16th of September as World Ozone Day in commemoration of the date, in 1987 when the nations signed the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. This...