Yolanda Mzimela Reading Broken Porcelain was a profoundly emotional journey—one that peeled back layers of my own past and revealed raw, often hidden truths. Relebone Rirhandzu eAfrika’s memoir-in-essays is not just a personal account of living with mental illness; it is a powerful exploration of identity, trauma, and resilience that resonates deeply, especially for those…
What Are Anxiety Disorders? Anxiety is a normal human emotion that everyone experiences at one time or another, for instance, when faced with a problem at work, before taking a test, or making a big decision. Anxiety disorders, however, are different. The distress they cause is so great that it interferes with a person’s ability…
07 July 2025 Yolanda Mzimela South Africa faces a high burden of mental health disorders driven by a range of factors, including childhood trauma, poverty, unemployment, the ongoing impact of HIV, and a history of political and social violence. Research shows that 30.3% of South Africans experience a mental disorder in their lifetime, yet most…
Thabani Maphanga 11 July 2025 WHO, in partnership with UNICEF, has published a new training manual to equip health and social care professionals and other workers to deliver effective and safe support to adults with mental health and psychosocial needs. The manual provides a structured, competency-based approach to teaching and assessing foundational helping skills such…
Warning signs for mental illness in children and teens Children and teens can experience a wide range of emotions. Pay attention to the following signs that show that something may be wrong: Support your child or teen Talk with your child or teen Be a role model Children and teens will follow your example: Show…
Londiwe Buthelezi 21 July 2025 EMHLABENI lapho izinto ziguquka njalo, ukwenza umsebenzi owodwa sekuyinto ewumlando. Kubalulekile ukuthi uzazi kahle ukuze uqonde futhi uthathe izinqumo ezifanele ngekusasa lakho. UDkt Tendani Netshilata ongudokotela wezengqondo esibhedlela i-Netcare Akeso Arcadia, uthe ukuzazi ukuthi ungubani, unabuphi ubuhlakani, ubuthakathaka bakho buhamba buphelelephi nokholelwa kukho, kuzokusiza ukwakha ubudlelwano obuhle nsuku zonke. Kuzokwenza…
Thembelihle Zwane 9 July 2025 UCWANINGO lwakamuva luveza ukuthi ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu kuhambisana nokunyuka kwezinkinga zezifo zengqondo, kwazise abantu bachitha isikhathi esiningi bezivalele. UNkk Sandy Lewis, ofundisa ngezifo zengqondo eNetcare, uveze ukuthi abacwaningi bathi uma kushintsha inkathi yonyaka nezingqondo ziyashintsha indlela ezisebenza ngayo. “Ebusika ilanga liphuma amahora ambalwa, bese labo abanezifo zengqondo bezithola bengahlalisekile (kahle)…
Thembelihle Zwane 22 July 2025 UKUKHUTHALA nokuhlanzeka noma kuyinto ejwayelekile nekhuthazwa kubantu kodwa kuvamile emakhaya ukuthi umuntu akwenze kuze kweqe kugcine sekuthiwa umthetho wakhe. Lokhu kungabukeka njengento ejwayelekile neyenzeka nsuku zonke kodwa ongoti bezempilo bathi uyadinga ukuqashwela ekhaya umuntu ogcina eseyisikhwishikhwishi akhuthale ngokweqile. Ungoti wengqondo nowelapha abanezifo zengqondo, uDkt Lindiwe Xaba uveze ukuthi baningi emakhaya…
Lungile Kunene 8 July 2025 INHLANGANO elwela abaphila nezifo zengqondo, iSouth African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) ikhathazekile ngesimo sezibhedlela ezisiza abagula ngengqondo. Isho lokhu emuva kokuthola ukuthi iziguli eziphila nezifo zengqondo eCharlotte Maxeke eGoli ziphila ngaphansi kwezimo ezinzima. iWholeness Magazine ithole ukuthi iziguli eziwu-30 eziphila nezifo zengqondo zigcinwe egumbini elilodwa, azinayo indlu yokuzikhulula kanti…
Thabani Maphanga 29 July 2025 IMISHANGUZO eyelapha ukhwantalala, ingcindezi yomphefumulo ingaholela ekutheni abayisebenzisayo bangalulangazeli ucansi noma kushintshe indlela abebelulangazelela ngayo. UMnuz Abdurahmaan Kenny, osophikweni olubhekele izifo ezithinta ingqondo ePharma Dynamics, uthe bajwayele ukunikeza iziguli imishanguzo ngenhloso yokuthi kwelapheke izifo ezithinta ingqondo kodwa kwesinye isikhathi baye bathole ukuthi iziguli ezisebenzisa leyo mishanguzo kunokuthi zelapheke zigcina sezinezimpawu…
