Cataracts have robbed local resident, Jenny de Beer, of her eyesight and independence, and her condition will deteriorate further unless the Eastern Cape health department is able to address the three-year cataract surgery backlog of…
After water, tea is believed to be the most consumed beverage in the world. When we consider how many different types of teas there are and the many health benefits they possess, it’s obvious why. Here are six popular teas and the health…
South Africans must choose between life and “sickness or death” as the country faces a devastating second wave of Covid-19 infections, health minister Zweli Mkhize said on Saturday. Speaking during a webinar, Mkhize said: “If we choose…
She smoked for more than half her life, and while she often considered quitting, a Nelson Mandela Bay woman could never quite muster the willpower to stomp out the bad habit. However, today she has been left with little choice as the ban…
The impact of an approaching coronavirus “storm” is being felt in the Eastern Cape as patients overwhelm some public hospitals‚ clinics close as staff test positive and more schoolchildren contract the virus. Health minister Dr Zweli…
Data released by the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) has provided more insight into the race, gender, sex and underlying health issues of those infected by the coronavirus in SA. The statistics are based on 4,718…
Health minister Zweli Mkhize is pleased with how the Eastern Cape is tackling the coronavirus. On Tuesday, Mkhize travelled to East London and Willowmore meeting with health officials, medical personnel and traditional leaders. Later in…
Could Facebook finally be curbing its spread of false information on the danger of vaccinations? The anti-vaxxer movement has grown exponentially on Facebook‚ putting millions of children across the globe at risk as overall immunity…
One of the most common New Year’s resolutions out there is to “be more healthy” but for a lot of people, myself included, that can be difficult. Thankfully you don’t have to go it alone. To help get you on your way, here are some tips on…
The inconsolable sobs of a young mother echoed through Mzamomhle’s G-section informal settlement as she battled to accept her “playful” eight-month-old baby boy had died at his creche. Ovayo Skepu’s son, little Kungawo, was declared dead…
“WOULD you like to be a schoolboy again?” asks South African band Asylum Kids in their 1981 song Schoolboy. “No! No! No!” comes the fierce reply. While there certainly are reasons one may look back fondly on one’s school days, there are…
Andrea Burgener explains why Freshly made. Always best, right? Coupled with the fetish-level foodism and green orthodoxy of the last decades, where fresh turmeric scores higher marks than dried, fresh wasabi root is worth cutting your arm…
The Eastern Cape Department of Health has confirmed its staff are battling to deal with a huge increase in the number of mentally ill patients in the province, particularly among teenagers and young men. A sharp rise in drug abuse in…
Sesame Workshop, J&J on board JOHNSON and Johnson (J&J) and Sesame Workshop launched critical health and hygiene multimedia resources for children and caregivers in the Buffalo City Metro (BCM) last week. Sesame Workshop, the non-profit…
