Hannah Omarjee | omarjeehannah9@gmail.com 17 February 2023 | 17:00 PM CAT 2 min read Besides breaking the stigma...
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Physical activity and reducing stress and anxiety
Naseerah Nanbhai | naseerahnanabhai@gmail.com 17 February 2023 | 13:00 PM CAT 1 min read A study conducted in January...
Letters of hope
Mumtaz Moosa | mumtazs@icloud.com 14 February 2023 / 13:00 PM CAT 2-minute read The devastation of the earthquake in...
Getting Back to Business; Safety & Success Under COVID-19 Lockdown Level 2 Require More than Hoarding Hand Sanitiser
Faizel Patel – 21/08/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) As South Africa enters Level 2 of lockdown with more businesses opening and people returning to work, Helene Vermaak, Business Director at corporate cultural experts The Human Edge says that we will be needing more...
Faking a smile can turn it into a Real one
Husain Mohamed – 21/08/2020 Believe it or not, by imitating confidence or an optimistic mindset, an individual can actually carry those qualities in their real life. This is according to a study done by researchers at the University of South Australia. The team have...
Retrenchments on the Rise in SA
By Naseerah Nanabhai 20:08:2020 Among the extensive effects of lockdown regulations, job losses remain the most devastating. With findings suggesting a larger than the usual number of retrenchments during the months of May and June this year. A National Income...
Can you live off R585 a month?
By Mumtaz Saley Moosa 19:08:2020 Stats SA has released its national poverty lines 2020 report last Thursday. Any person living in South Africa would need at least R585 per month to afford enough food to meet the minimum required daily energy intake needed to survive....
Important Information About Managing COVID-19 at Home
Faizel Patel – 15/08/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) As the country prepares to move to level 2 of the COVID-19 lockdown from Tuesday, a 46-year-old Muslim man who contracted the virus has told Radio Islam about his battle with the Coronavirus and how he almost died...
Things to do when you are feeling overstressed
By Mumtaz Moosa-Saley 14:08:2020 We all have our moments when the issues of this year seem to be rather overwhelming, and we need a bit of me-time. Many of us have been stuck at home with our families during the lockdown, and we look at what we can do right now to...
Revised School Calendar, Postponing Academic Year Over COVID-19 is not an Option – Motshekga
By Naseera Nanabhai 06:08:2020 Angie Motshekga, Minister of Basic Education has declared that postponing the academic year further over fears of Covid-19, is not an option. The education system is currently “breathing through the wound” she stated and that closing...
Mental Illness – Still a Stigma in Society
By Mumtaz Saley Moosa 05:08:2020 A few weeks ago, I had posted on social media asking people how Asian parents would reply if you had to tell them you were depressed. While this may have been hilarious it contained some truths. Many parents have...
What Employers Need to Know About Early Access to Wages Solutions & Why They Need One
As the country moves into day 106 of the lockdown, there are concerns that South African employees are struggling with cashflow during the lockdown implemented to stop the spread of COVID-19 in South Africa. Transunion pointed out in its first quarter South...
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