Dementia

Study finds footballers 3.5 times more likely to die from brain trauma

Article Agency - 22 Oct 2019

Although footballers had higher risk of death from neurodegenerative disease, they were less likely to die of other common diseases

Global warming may dwindle the supply of a key brain nutrient

Article Bret Stetka - 29 Sep 2019

Diminishing levels of an omega-3 fatty acid may have health consequences, including a higher risk for depression, ADHD and early dementia

Take a header at dementia

Article Pirate Irwin - 12 Oct 2018

It seems logical that football is linked to the illness but a researcher says it’s not that clear-cut

Speak more than one language? This is what it does to your brain.

Article bogdan TagDiv - 29 May 2018

Speaking more than one language could lead to better tests scores and even being a more empathetic person.

Mzansi story of love, loss and forgetting

Article bogdan TagDiv - 11 Dec 2014

A family's history revealed by daughter Bridget Radebe and mother Betty Maluleka, who suffers from dementia, as told to and interpreted by Ekow Duker.

G8 ministers meet to beat ‘dementia time-bomb’

Article bogdan TagDiv - 11 Dec 2013

Health ministers from the G8 nations are meeting in London to tackle what experts warn is a 'dementia time-bomb' as the world's population ages.

Dealing with dementia

Article bogdan TagDiv - 25 Nov 2011

The gradual departure of the person you knew presents huge emotional and physical challenges.

Alzheimer’s: High price for a longer life

Article Sponsored Feature - 19 Aug 2011

Alzheimer's disease is not a natural part of growing old.

Dementia: SA’s hidden disease

Article Staff Reporter - 8 Oct 2010

Lack of awareness and fear leads to the symptoms often being put down to old age or witchcraft.

Press Releases

Boosting safety for cargo and drivers

IT Web - 24 Jan 2020

The use of a telematics system for fleet vehicles has proved to be an important tool in helping to drive down costs and improve efficiency, says MiX Telematics Africa.

Government News

Silencing the guns and firearms amnesty

SA News - 24 Jan 2020

Silencing the guns and firearms amnesty

Government News

Gender-based violence is an affront to our humanity

SA News - 23 Jan 2020

Gender-based violence is an affront to our humanity

Government News

UK-Africa investment summit 2020: Think Africa Invest SA

SA News - 23 Jan 2020

UK-Africa investment summit 2020: Think Africa Invest SA

Press Releases

MTN unveils TikTok bundles

IT Web - 22 Jan 2020

Customised MTN TikTok data bundles are available to all prepaid customers on *136*2#.

Special Reports

Marketers need to reinvent themselves

Derek Davey - 22 Jan 2020

Marketing is an exciting discipline, offering the perfect fit for individuals who are equally interested in business, human dynamics and strategic thinking. But the...

Press Releases

Upskill yourself to land your dream job in 2020

IT Web - 21 Jan 2020

If you received admission to an IIE Higher Certificate qualification, once you have graduated, you can articulate to an IIE Diploma and then IIE Bachelor's degree at IIE Rosebank College.

Press Releases

South Africans unsure of what to expect in 2020

IT Web - 20 Jan 2020

Almost half (49%) of South Africans, 15 years and older, agree or strongly agree that they view 2020 with optimism.