Londiwe Buthelezi 10 September 2026 Naledi checks her phone forty-three times before she’s even out of bed. It’s 6:15 a.m. in a two-bedroom flat in Pietermaritzburg, and the first thing she sees is a notification: someone she doesn’t like has posted a photo from a party she wasn’t invited to. By the time she’s dressed,…
Thabisile Gumede 7 September 2026 When Marthie Hauptfleisch sat down to analyse the responses of hundreds of Grade 11 and 12 learners for her Master of Nursing Science research, one number stopped her cold. Almost every young person in her study understood the basics of sexual health. Yet only 27% reported using contraception. The facts…
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…
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…
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,…
Londiwe Buthelezi 20 October 2025 Waiting can feel tedious, so we often try to avoid it. Yet research reveals that waiting actually strengthens self-control—the ability to manage our thoughts, emotions, and behaviours when short-term temptations clash with long-term goals. This skill is crucial in many areas of life, from decision-making to relationships and mental health….
Minority Stress, Identity, and Survival: The wounds you don’t always see Dr Nonhlanhla Zikalala Being queer is not the mental illness, but the world often treats it like one. As a psychiatrist, I’ve seen the damage not from identity, but from invalidation. We don’t pathologise queerness. We pathologise the consequences of chronic rejection, microaggressions, religious…
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 |15 July 2025 KUSENZIMA ukuthi amadoda aphumele obala aveze okuwaphethe kabi nokuholela ekutheni agcine ehlaselwa yizifo zengqondo. Lokhu kushiwo yinhlangano esiza abafana abakhula ngaphandle kobaba, iCharacter Company, ukubakhuthaza ukuthi babhodle ukuze bavikele ukuphathwa izifo zengqondo. UMnuz Jaco Schalkwyk uthe abafana bathathwa njengabantu okungafanele baveze obala ukuthi baphatheke kabi, ingasaphathwa eyokuthi bakhale. “Izibalo zethu…
