Latest articles on Mental Illness
We should not weaponise mental illness
The case of Roxanne Joseph lays bare society’s inconsistencies about who deserves our empathy
Beyond betrayal: Is redemption possible for a journalist who lived a lie?
A young reporter lied about having cancer. Did her well-connected father cross the line protecting her? And does it endanger trust in journalism?
Rapists who prey on the mentally ill
Mentally ill men and women are easy targets for rapists, who are often known to them, and they don’t always report such incidents through fear
WHO removes classification of transgenderism as a mental illness
The WHO has recategorised transgenderism from being a ‘mental disorder’ to being a condition relating to ‘sexual health’
Mining joy from anxiety’s depths
That nagging fear may cause you to fall apart, but it may also serve as a call to action
Maneta wears his mind on his sleeve
Mental illness, feminism and racism are explored in a new collection of short stories by Rofhiwa Maneta
On our ill-conceived normality: An ode to ‘the mad ones’
In the words of Edgar Allan Poe: “Men have called me mad, but the question is not settled whether madness is or is not the loftiest intelligence …
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Young professional gets a career boost from PSETA
SAICA makes ongoing efforts to encourage the professionalisation of financial offices in private and public sector organisations
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Colgate-Palmolive South Africa donates one million bars of soap
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Cheque value bundles – real value
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Absa Rewards puts cash in your pocket
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Municipal audit outcomes reveal public sector financial management must be professionalised
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