Londiwe Buthelezi 12 August 2026 Nomvula Zulu stood in front of the mirror in her Durban flat, adjusting the collar of a blouse her mother had picked out for the family gathering. Thirty-four, unmarried, and childless – three facts that, in her aunt’s eyes, added up to a kind of quiet failure. She was a…
Londiwe Buthelezi 11 August 2026 Every week, registered dietitian and Canderel nutrition consultant Mbali Mapholi sits across from people who have been told they need to cut back on sugar – and almost every consultation starts the same way. “I suppose this means I can’t eat dessert anymore?” “It’s one of the first questions I…
Londiwe Buthelezi 10 August 2026 Kusukela ekuphakamiseni ibhokisi lamafayela kuya ekufinyeleleni ekhabetheni elingaphansi, iningi lethu liphakamisa izinto izikhathi eziningi ngosuku ngaphandle kokucabanga… kuze kube yilapho sizwa ubuhlungu obungqamuka emhlane. Ngamasu afanele, ukulimala nobuhlungu kungagwenywa. Ucwaningo olwenziwe KwaZulu-Natal luthole ukuthi amaphesenti angu-79.3% abantu bake babhekana nobuhlungu bomhlane esikhathini sabo sokuphila, ikakhulukazi kwabesifazane nalabo abaphakamisa izinto ezinzima….
Thabisile Gumede 9 August 2026 Nomvula makes her mother’s tea before she wakes her son for school. By 6:30am she has checked her mother’s blood pressure medication, packed a lunchbox, answered two work emails from bed, and mentally rehearsed the difficult conversation she needs to have with her manager about taking Friday off – again…
There is a particular kind of courage required to bare one’s soul, not through the polished lens of hindsight, but with the raw, trembling honesty of someone still standing in the ruins of their own undoing. Prindha Govender, a high school educator of 32 years and a debut author, possesses exactly that kind of courage….
Londiwe Buthelezi 24 July 2026 Thandeka Mkhize can pinpoint the exact shape of her Friday evenings. “Work stress builds all week, and by Friday I want two things – something sweet and a glass of wine,” she says. “It felt like a reward. It took me a long time to notice it was also making…
Stella Moll 23 July 2026 “Sometimes the hardest part isn’t living with bipolar disorder – it’s believing someone will still be there when the episode ends.” When we think about supporting someone with bipolar disorder, it’s easy to picture the obvious moments of crisis. But real support is often found in the quieter moments: answering…
Thembelihle Zwane 22 July 2026 Ngesikhathi kufika uJulayi, unyaka usuvele uzwakala sengathi usuphelile ngaphambi kokuba uqale ngempela. Ukukhuphuka kwentengo kaphethiloli nokudla, umsindo wezimoto emgwaqweni, kanye nokungaqiniseki ngezomnotho – konke lokhu kunomthelela ngaphambi kokuba amaholidi kaDisemba abonakale. Kwabaningi baseNingizimu Afrika, uJulayi akuwona umgqigqo okumele ugujwe – kuyisikhathi lapho amandla asuke eseqala ukuphela. Kodwa ukuqala kabusha phakathi…
Londiwe Buthelezi 20 July 2026 Noma ubani ofuna usizo lwezempilo yengqondo eNingizimu Afrika kungenzeka ukuthi useke wahlangana nala magama amabili wazibuza ukuthi asho into efanayo yini. Awasho into efananyo. Nakuba bobabili odokotela bengqondo besebenzela ukusiza abantu ukuthi baphathe kahle impilo yabo yengqondo nemizwa, ukuqeqeshwa kwabo, amathuluzi abawasebenzisayo, kanye nohlobo lokunakekelwa abalunikezayo luhluke kakhulu. Ukuqonda lo…
Driving anxiety is far more common than many people realise. Studies show that up to 80% of drivers experience some level of anxiety behind the wheel, with many seeking or considering professional help. While some people feel mild nervousness, others face debilitating fear that significantly disrupts their daily lives. What Is Driving Anxiety? Driving anxiety…
