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The 58-year-old man allegedly killed himself a few days after he received results showing that he had Covid-19.Image: 123rf.com/betonstudio

Man hangs himself ‘after positive Covid-19 test’

A 58-year-old man allegedly committed suicide a few days after he received results showing that he had Covid-19. The man reportedly went to a local doctor after developing symptoms. He received his results on Sunday and had since been in…

A seven-year-old boy was allegedly shot by his father, who then killed himself.Image: 123RF/Roger Lamkin

Father allegedly shoots son, 7, turns gun on himself in Cape Town

A 69-year-old man allegedly shot his seven-year-old son before turning the gun on himself in Panorama, Cape Town, in the early hours of Sunday morning. The child was a pupil at Panorama Primary School in Welgelegen, where parents, staff…

The SA Depression and Anxiety Group has received more than 75,000 calls from South Africans contemplating suicide and those who have attempted ending their lives, since JanuaryPicture: PIXABAY

OPINION | The depression stigma is still very real in 2018

The devastating effects of depression and mental health in general reared its ugly head yet again last week after the family of one of SA’s top cardiologists confirmed he had taken his own life. In a statement the family said the…

The memorial service of cardiologist Professor Bongani Mayosi, who committed suicide last week due to depression, at UCT’s Memorial HallImage: RUVAN BOSHOFF

Men hit harder by depression

The beautiful melodies which emanate from Duncan Village’s Siseko Pame’s violin are in fierce contradiction to the hardships the musician has had to overcome in his life. Sexually abused at the age of 13 by his manager at a construction…

Braamfontein. File photo. Image: Clive van den Berg

Wits student dies after jumping from 6th floor of building

BY NICO GOUS A 19-year-old student from the University of Witwatersrand committed suicide on Saturday night by jumping from a building in Braamfontein‚ Johannesburg. Police spokesperson Captain Kay Makhubele confirmed the student jumped…