Book Review: Love, Trust and Trauma – How childhood trauma affects our love lives by MW Makhathini
“Love does not need more effort, it needs more healing.” This profound core premise anchors M.W. Makhathini’s groundbreaking relationship guide, “Love, Trust and Trauma – How childhood trauma affects our love lives.” For anyone who has ever wondered why they keep repeating the same destructive relationship patterns, why they find themselves drawn to emotionally unavailable…
Usuku Lokuqwashisa Ngokusetshenziswa Kabi Kwezidakamizwa 2026: Ukunika Imiphakathi Amandla Okuzivikela
Thembelihle Zwane 26 June 2026 Mhla zingama-26 kuJuni 2026, iNingizimu Afrika ihlanganyela nomhlaba wonke ekugubheni Usuku Lwamazwe Ngamazwe Lokulwa Nokusetshenziswa Kabi Kwezidakamizwa. Isihloko salonyaka ka-2026 sithi: “Ukunika Imiphakathi Amandla: Ukwakha Ukuzinikela Ekuvikeleni Okungapheli (Empowering Communities: Building Resilience for Sustainable Prevention). Lolu suku lufika ngesikhathi lapho imibiko yamuva yango-2026 evela ku-Central Drug Authority (CDA) ikhombisa ukuthi…
Ubuhlungu Bengqondo Obudalwa Ukusweleka Kwemisebenzi Entsheni YaseNingizimu Afrika
Londiwe Buthelezi 16 June 2026 Njengoba izwe lilungiselela ukugubha uSuku Lwentsha (Youth Day) mhlaka 16 Juni, isimo sezomnotho sezibalo zakamuva zika-2026 siphula izinhiziyo zabaningi, sishiya intsha yaseNingizimu Afrika ibhekene nengcindezi engakaze ibonakale yezempilo yengqondo. Lolu bishi olubizwa ngethemba elidatshulwe phakathi luphakamisa imibuzo emikhulu: Ngabe intsha yanamuhla isiphenduke “Isizukulwane Esilahlekile” (The Lost Generation) yini ngenxa yokusweleka…
Kukhuzwa umkhuba omubi wokuhlukunyezwa kwengqondo kwabantu abadala- ngokwezimali nangemizwa eNingizimu Afrika
Gugu Madonsela 15 June 2026 Njengoba iNingizimu Afrika nezwe lonke ilungiselela ukugubha uSuku Lwomhlaba Lokuqwashisa Ngokuhlukunyezwa Kwabantu Abadala (World Elder Abuse Awareness Day) mhlaka 15 Juni, izazi zempilo nezenhlalakahle ziveza iqiniso elibuhlungu ngenkinga efihlekile emakhaya ethu: lona wumkhuba wokuhlukunyezwa kwabadala ngokwezimali. Izazi zezempilo nezenhlalakahle, ziveza izigameko zokuhlukunyezwa kwabantu abadala emakhaya – ukuhlukunyezwa ngokomqondo. Ukuvezwa kwalezizehlakalo,…
The Power of Saying YES to Our Dreams and Mission
Ilse Krabben 13 June 2026 What if the simple act of enjoying life could become a revolution? A revolution that proves love is stronger than fear, stronger than pain, and stronger than the voices, inner or outer, that tell us we are not enough. That is worth fighting for. And it is a fight worth…
The Scars you Cannot See: How Silent Self-harm Manifests Beyond Physical Injury
Stella Moll 11 June 2026 Behind closed doors and carefully rehearsed smiles, people are fighting battles that friends, family and even professionals may never notice. As conversations around mental health evolve, experts are urging society to look beyond obvious warning signs and confront the hidden ways people cope with emotional distress in silence. Silent self-harm…
The Body You Were Always In: Transitioning and Mental Health in South Africa
Thembelihle Zwane 10 June 2026 Walk into almost any public clinic in KwaZulu-Natal as a transgender woman seeking hormone therapy, and the experience is likely to follow a familiar and exhausting script. The nurse at the desk does not know what you need. The doctor cannot refer you anywhere. You are sent to another facility,…
“Man Up” Is Killing Us: The Silent Crisis of Men’s Mental Health in South Africa
Thembelihle Zwane 9 June 2026 Every day, roughly 23 South Africans take their own lives. Of those, an estimated 80% are men. In a country already grappling with soaring unemployment, rampant gender-based violence, and a chronically underfunded public health system, the mental health of men has become what experts are calling a quiet, lethal epidemic…
Escaping the “Present Bias”: Why Long-Term Investing is Non-Negotiable for South Africans
Londiwe Buthelezi 9 June 2026 For the average South African, looking at a monthly bank statement can feel like navigating an extreme sport. Between balancing school fees, rising utility tariffs, and the general cost of living, simply making it to the next payday often takes priority. A recent Financial Literacy in South Africa survey highlighted…
Ukuphila Ngokwesaba: Ubuhlungu be-‘Scanxiety’ Kubasindile Emdlavuzeni
Londiwe Buthelezi 7 June 2026 Njengoba iNingizimu Afrika igubha uSuku Likazwelonke Labasindile Emdlavuzeni (National Cancer Survivors Day) kuleli sonto, odokotela baveza impi engabonakali ekhungethe abasindile ngisho isifo semukile: lolu uvalo lwe-‘Scanxiety’ olubuyisa ihlazo nokuphazamiseka kwengqondo njalo uma kusondela isikhathi sokuyohlolwa emishinini. Ngaleli banga lonyaka ka-2026, lo mkhuba usubonwa njengenselelo enkulu edinga ukubhekwana nayo ngqo emikhakheni…
