Have you ever walked out of a meeting convinced your colleagues are, frankly, impossible? Swedish behavioural expert Thomas Erikson sympathises and offers a disarmingly simple framework to explain why. Surrounded by Idiots introduces the DISC colour model, categorising behaviour into four types: Red (dominant, goal-driven), Yellow (social, optimistic), Green (calm, relationship-focused), and Blue (analytical, precise)….
Londiwe Buthelezi 8 July 2026 Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has appointed a team of 16 experts to review departmental HR policies dating back to 1994, following the release of a joint Health Ombud investigation into the deaths of six health professionals at KwaZulu-Natal public hospitals. The probe examined the deaths of intern doctor Alulutho Mazwi…
Thembelihle Zwane 8 July 2026 Njengoba iNingizimu Afrika igubha iNyanga Yokuqwashiswa Ngokugula Kwengqondo kule nyanga kaNtulikazi, inombolo yezomnotho ephawula kabi iphoqa abaqashi, abenzi bezinqubomgomo kanye nabahlinzeki bezempilo ukuthi babhekane nombuzo abebeqhelile ukuwugwema: yikuphi ngempela okudingekayo ukuze izwe lishiye ukugula kwengqondo kungelashwa? Inombolo esetshenziswa kakhulu ngu-R218 billion, okuyisilinganiso somonakalo waminyaka yonke kumnotho waseNingizimu Afrika ovela ekungabhekwaneni…
Londiwe Buthelezi 4 July 2026 As temperatures across Gauteng continue to drop, health professionals at Hyde Park wellness centre The Hyding are calling on South Africans to treat winter health as a proactive practice rather than a reactive one, warning that common cold-season complaints – fatigue, stiffness, dry skin and low mood – are often…
Stella Moll 3 July 2026 At 8 am, she is answering emails. By 10 am, she is leading a team meeting. By lunchtime, she has reassured a client, met a deadline and smiled through every interaction. To her colleagues, she appears confident, capable and completely in control. What they do not see is the anxiety…
“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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
