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Mbongo Junior Koyana, CEO at Oryx+Crake. Source: Supplied.

Marketing & Media

#YouthMonth: Oryx+Crake's Mbongo Junior Koyana discusses the link between freedom and creativity

Aa-isha Hassiem 25 Jun 2024

Building skills to deal with SA’s youth mental health crisis

Healthcare

Building skills to deal with SA’s youth mental health crisis

Issued by SACAP 10 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Aimée Wesso-Roberts, AfroCentric Group.

Healthcare

#BizTrends2024: Prevention, digital access, and patient-centred care

Aimée Wesso-Roberts 25 Jan 2024

Healthcare

Mental Health Data Prize – Africa: Igniting innovation for enhanced mental health

28 Dec 2023

Source: © 123rf With Generation Z starting to populate the workforce, issues such as the environment, diversity and inclusion, and privacy are important considerations

ESG & Sustainability

ESG: Crucial for businesses to engage employees, especially Gen Z

Andile Mphale, Lawtons Africa 14 Nov 2023

Healthcare

Panda's mental health rewards programme is here

22 Sep 2023

Why South Africa needs registered counsellors

Education

Why South Africa needs registered counsellors

Issued by SACAP 21 Sep 2023

Education

Bridging boundaries: The power of cross-cultural exchange in psychology

Issued by Cornerstone Institute 13 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Growing demand for mental health assistance among South African youth

31 Jul 2023

People on the Move: Stories of migration beyond 'us' and 'them'

Marketing & Media

People on the Move: Stories of migration beyond 'us' and 'them'

Issued by TenacityPR 1 Mar 2023

What is burnout and how to prevent it in the workplace - insights from a clinical psychologist

HR & Management

What is burnout and how to prevent it in the workplace - insights from a clinical psychologist

Shahieda Jansen 23 Dec 2022

Image supplied: Alon Lits

Marketing & Media

#BehindtheSelfie: Alon Lits, cofounder of Panda

Emily Stander 8 Dec 2022

Jacaranda FM and Panda create a #SafeSpace for men's mental wellness drive

Marketing & Media

Jacaranda FM and Panda create a #SafeSpace for men's mental wellness drive

Issued by Jacaranda FM 2 Nov 2022

Healthcare

What exactly is the mental health index for adolescents in French-speaking Africa?

1 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied. Chief executive officer of Cipla South Africa, Paul Miller.

Healthcare

#YouthMonth: Telephone hotline extends a lifeline in dark times

Katja Hamilton 23 Jun 2022

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Education

Children's mental health and the digital world: how to get the balance right

Rachana Desai 17 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Durban and Coastal Mental Health appoints new executive director

25 Jan 2022

Healthcare

#BizTrends2022: The state of global mental healthcare at a crisis point

Katja Hamilton 6 Jan 2022

Isobar-Dentsu Kenya's Teresa Nyamorambo Makori, regional winner for Africa in Next Creative Leaders 2021

Marketing & Media

Isobar-Dentsu Kenya's Teresa Nyamorambo Makori, regional winner for Africa in Next Creative Leaders 2021

3 Nov 2021

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Healthcare

Highlighting mental health issues

8 Oct 2021

Empowering parents on their child's mental health care journey

Healthcare

Empowering parents on their child's mental health care journey

Issued by YehBaby Marketing Creatives 13 Oct 2021

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Education

Why student mental health should be a priority for universities

1 Sep 2021

Special needs children need specialist estate planning

Legal

Special needs children need specialist estate planning

Alex Simeonides, Issued by Capital Legacy 28 Jul 2021

The Life Esidimeni online memorial and advocacy project includes the personal stories of 20 families who lost loved ones

Healthcare

Life Esidimeni inquest will determine if health officials could be criminally convicted

20 Jul 2021

To trust or not to trust

Finance

To trust or not to trust

Alex Simeonides, Issued by Capital Legacy 7 Jul 2021

Benjamin Tuttle, head of the Tuttle Foundation and creator of Hope Guardians. Source: Supplied

ESG & Sustainability

New NPO Hope Guardians to connect young South Africans with free therapy

25 Jun 2021

ESG & Sustainability

Alarming levels of psychological distress among NPO workers

22 Jun 2021

Legal

The power of the Power of Attorney and mental health

Issued by Milpark Education 6 Apr 2021

20% of new mothers in peri-urban areas suffer from suicidal thoughts

Healthcare

20% of new mothers in peri-urban areas suffer from suicidal thoughts

30 Apr 2021

Accelerating access to palliative care is a fundamental human right

Healthcare

Accelerating access to palliative care is a fundamental human right

Issued by MANGO-OMC 3 Feb 2021

Mathari Hospital is the only psychiatric hospital in Kenya. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images

Healthcare

Why Africa needs to invest in mental health

Benedict Weobong & Justice Nonvignon 13 Oct 2020

Counselling Hub boosts mental healthcare response during Covid-19 crisis

ESG & Sustainability

Counselling Hub boosts mental healthcare response during Covid-19 crisis

19 Jun 2020

Surviving as a virtual SME in the time of Covid-19

Entrepreneurship

Surviving as a virtual SME in the time of Covid-19

Gavin Weale 12 May 2020

#BizTrends2020: Trends for the near future

Marketing & Media

#BizTrends2020: Trends for the near future

marian salzman 6 Jan 2020

Training more registered counsellors

Education

Training more registered counsellors

Issued by SACAP 3 Dec 2019

Healthcare

We did the sums on South Africa's mental health spend. They're not pretty

Sumaiyah Docrat & Crick Lund 9 Oct 2019

Educating the innovators for community mental health promotion

Education

Educating the innovators for community mental health promotion

Issued by SACAP 23 Sep 2019

Gauteng Health MEC, Gwen Ramakgopa

Healthcare

Gauteng Health in search of 16 Life Esidimeni patients

4 Mar 2019

Professor Bonga Chiliza

Healthcare

SA needs stronger leadership and increased budgets in mental healthcare

11 Jan 2019

Mental health clinics exist in South Africa’s public health sector, but children with ADHD often never reach them. Shutterrstock

Healthcare

South Africa's children aren't getting the mental health care they need

Renata Schoeman 6 Dec 2018

R10m to recruit mental healthcare practitioners in EC

Healthcare

R10m to recruit mental healthcare practitioners in EC

5 Sep 2018

Life Esidimeni families receive compensation

Legal

Life Esidimeni families receive compensation

25 Jun 2018

Health systems rarely consider that patients switch between hospitals or primary healthcare centres and indigenous medicine for their health issues. Direct Relief/Tobin Greensweig

Healthcare

Why indigenous medicine could play a role in rebuilding health systems

Jean-Benoit Falisse and Serena Masino 20 Jun 2018

Professor Mkhululi Lukhele, acting head of department, Gauteng Health

Healthcare

Department promises extra vigilance on mental health NGOs

9 Apr 2018

Former Gauteng health MEC, Qedani Mahlangu. Photo: Oupa Nkosi

Healthcare

#LifeEsidimeni: In six weeks we'll know if Qedani Mahlangu will be prosecuted

Mia Malan 26 Mar 2018

#LifeEsidimeni victims' families awarded R1.2m

Legal

#LifeEsidimeni victims' families awarded R1.2m

19 Mar 2018

SACAP launches its first masters degree

Education

SACAP launches its first masters degree

Issued by SACAP 19 Mar 2018

Gauteng Premier, David Makhura

Healthcare

Independent curator will ensure Moseneke's #LifeEsidimeni decisions are implemented

Claudi Mailovich 27 Feb 2018

Healthcare

The real reason why Gauteng doesn't want to pay up for #LifeEsidimeni

Nelisiwe Msomi 12 Feb 2018