News Desk The newly appointed chairperson of the SADC Elimination 8 Health Minister’s Council, Dr Zweli Mkhize, has called on communities to remain vigilant in the fight against malaria while battling the COVID-19 pandemic. Mkhize, who was appointed as the SADC E8 Health Minister’s Council chairperson for a two-year term on Thursday, made the call […]
News Desk What is Movember? Throughout November men are encouraged to grow their moustaches to raise awareness and spark conversation for men’s health issues, particularly prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health. “Movember is an awareness campaign that infuses style (moustache fashion) and social awareness to start conversations on men’s health – mainly prostate cancer. […]
News Desk The Department of Basic Education says it has issued a circular to accompany the revised protocols for schools to implement when managing possible and confirmed COVID-19 cases in schools during the matric examinations. The department in conjunction with the Department of Health (DoH), agreed last week to allow learners that have tested positive […]
News Desk Close to a million matric learners will start their final exams later this week. Online school and home education provider, Brainline, has stressed the importance of providing students with adequate support to cope with this mammoth task. Brainline Mentor, Liezel Bruwer, says these exams mark the culmination of an academic year like no […]
Written by Nick Gräbe Part 1 The time and space allowed to write just a few lines about an area or town is very difficult so these notes are merely spaces in history and by no means anywhere near complete history. Groenkloof Nature Reserve that was established in 1892 in Pretoria was the first to be […]