Latest articles on Psychology

Compassion fatigue is normal during abnormal times

Coronavirus Dion Forster - 26 Sep 2020

We understand why we become blunted to the suffering of others when we are exposed to too much of it, but we must guard against moral apathy

White noise: Black people will always struggle to breathe and be heard

Opinion Sorayah Nair - 14 Jun 2020

As long as white people refuse to confront their racism they remain robbed of the opportunity to fully understand it and its many manifestations

What relationship therapy can teach us about our connection to the world

Coronavirus Sorayah Nair - 27 May 2020

Handling a global crisis is not that different from dealing with partnership break-downs

4.6 million people, one psychologist: The Central African Republic’s mental health crisis

Africa Will Baxter & Simon Allison - 6 Mar 2020

Meet the Central African Republic’s only practising clinical psychologist

Cyberflashing: Get your dick off my phone

Article Tiffany Kagure Mugo - 29 Jan 2020

It’s the tech version of the street corner flasher — or a man hoping you’ll reciprocate with a clit pic

Conclusions about the effects of digital media are often incomplete, irrelevant or wrong

Article Byron Reeves, Nilam Ram & Thomas N. Robinson - 22 Jan 2020

Humans are barraged by digital media 24/7. Is it a problem?

Could this drug one day come out of the club and onto your therapist’s couch?

Article Molly Carlyle - 5 Mar 2019

Ecstasy users are more empathetic than those who take other drugs – even when not on it.

Dr Sibu Qhogwana

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 31 Aug 2018

Clinical psychologist

If you possess these 10 qualities, you might be a good fit for a high-stress job

Article Bhekisisa Team - 17 Jul 2018

Scientists studied soldiers with PTSD and even children who'd witnessed a great tragedy. Did they unlock the secrets of resilience?

Racist stereotyping threatens SA

Article Hlumelo Biko - 18 Apr 2017

It is the primary cause of the ‘us against them’ view that is tearing the country apart.

When the sorrow doesn’t end: Could chronic grief be a medical condition?

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Jan 2017

The pain of bereavement is supposed to ease with time. When it doesn't, psychiatrists call it 'complicated grief' and it can be treated.

Decolonising psychology creates possibilities for social change

Article Staff Reporter - 3 Oct 2016

An engagement with blackness, black feminisms and black masculinities can help South African psychologists contribute to building healthy communities.

Mental shift: Yoga makes its way behind the walls of South African prisons

Article Laura Lopez Gonzalez - 26 Sep 2016

It's World Yoga Day. Mindfulness has seen a resurgence in popularity and is slowly making its way behind the walls of prisons in South Africa.

Psychologists can’t practice in a vacuum, ignoring SA’s social conditions and rights

Article Juan Nel - 12 Sep 2016

Professionals are being asked to look critically at the discipline’s ability to respond to South Africa’s context.

Psych the metrics of your soul

Article Shaun De Waal - 22 Jul 2016

'Psychometric tests are becoming more common in the workplace, and we at the ministry were asked to test them and make recommendations'

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Traditional healers need new spaces

john molebatsi & christina breed & gary ivan stafford - 24 Nov 2020

Proper facilities supported by well-researched cultural principles will go a long way to improving the image and perception of the practice of traditional medicine

National

Limpopo big-game farmer accused of constant harassment

Lucas Ledwaba - 23 Nov 2020

A family’s struggle against alleged intimidation and failure to act by the authorities mirrors the daily challenges farm dwellers face

National

Zondo tightens his grip with criminal complaint against Zuma

Sarah Smit - 23 Nov 2020

The state capture commission’s star witness now faces a criminal complaint and another summons

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Special Reports

Land reform still a hot potato

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

The land has got to belong to all the people of South Africa, and many believe that there’s no other mechanism for that except expropriation

Special Reports

UP chemical pathology scientists develop ground-breaking nanobodies for Covid-19 detection and therapy

special reports - 24 Nov 2020

Nanobodies are smaller than conventional antibodies and easier to work with so they are ideal for good cheap sensitive rapid tests for Covid-19

Special Reports

Inclusion as learned experience in higher education

special reports - 23 Nov 2020

Understanding the complexity of intersections between oppressions relating to race and gender is key to any commitment to creating a culture of inclusion and social justice

Special Reports

Local government in crisis: how it can be fixed

special reports - 20 Nov 2020

Local governments are supposed to promote non-racial development, in a decentralised manner, but the reality does not match up

Special Reports

Covid-19 accelerates adoption of technology by the African property sector

special reports - 20 Nov 2020

It’s not the technology itself that is valuable, it’s the opportunities that it creates: this may be the perfect time for reinvention

Special Reports

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special reports - 19 Nov 2020

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Special Reports

Introducing Sabinet Judgments

special reports - 18 Nov 2020

A well-rounded view of reported and unreported judgments supplemented by an advanced system to enable users to rapidly find the information they require

Special Reports

The Southern Africa Tuberculosis and Health Systems Support Research and Publication Interventions

special reports - 13 Nov 2020

The project places emphasis on rolling out a standardised package of occupational health services and mining safety standards across four countries