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/ 11 November 2011
These frequently asked questions about health promotion foundations help SA to learn from the Thai experience.
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/ 11 November 2011
Red eye is a common disorder that is caused by many conditions. More often than not, the reason is harmless.
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/ 25 October 2011
Of the more or less 240 South Africans who fall prey to strokes every day, 60 will die.
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/ 18 October 2011
For many of the eight million South Africans who belong to private medical schemes, there’s a dilemma that needs to be faced.
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/ 10 October 2011
Bad breath. A constant bad, metallic taste in the mouth. Add them all and some others together and it could well be symptomatic of periodontal disease
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/ 30 September 2011
In 2010, SASSA received nearly 4.7 million applications for social grants.
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) manages a range of social grants that are disbursed nationwide monthly.
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/ 30 September 2011
<b>Thandi Sibanyoni</b> said that most fraud cases are "related to private beneficiaries".
SASSA engages with citizens via media campaigns and mobile offices built into trucks that drive out to far-flung rural areas.
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/ 30 September 2011
Millions of citizens receive social grants from the government but to cut out fraud all beneficiary cases face a review process.
<b>Bandile Maqetuka</b> believes that any citizen who applies for a social grant should "be treated with respect and dignity".
SASSA is currently responsible for the disbursement of 10.5 million grants to more than 15 million beneficiaries each month.
The true promise of cloud computing isn’t just about advancing IT; it’s about reinventing business.
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/ 30 September 2011
It is a tragedy that it takes a sporting hero to be struck down by a life-threatening disease to create public awareness of the condition.
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/ 30 September 2011
Social Development Month will be launched in Mokgophong, Limpopo province, on October 4.
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/ 30 September 2011
Social development month, an initiative of the department of social development, will focus on enhancing access to basic services.
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/ 24 September 2011
The proposed National Health Insurance has resulted in much being written about the state of the nation’s public health sector.
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/ 16 September 2011
Individual DNA profiling, although still at a theoretical stage, is likely to predict how each individual will react to and interact with drugs.
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/ 16 September 2011
School enrolment rates are not the issue when it comes to the education woes of South Africa.
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/ 16 September 2011
Over 3.1 million South Africans between the ages of 20 and 29 are unemployed
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/ 16 September 2011
This article looks at three research studies around social cohesion which help bring this broad concept into focus.
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/ 16 September 2011
Today, almost half of South Africans are living below the poverty line, surviving on just over R500 a month — an improvement from 1993.
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/ 16 September 2011
We need to start investing in our children if we want to break this intergenerational cycle of poverty and inequality.
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/ 9 September 2011
Dental caries will be the topic of <i>Bonitas Health Talk</i> on September 17 on SABC2 at 9am.
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/ 5 September 2011
The demands made on the body during an ultra-marathon are taxing in the extreme.
For Mteto Nyati, MD of Microsoft South Africa, there’s one glaring challenge that defines the HR landscape in South Africa: the war for talent.
HR practises have been designed to empower staff members.
Using people to maintain world-class status.
Participating companies are taking people management seriously and it shows.
Difficult economic times are seeing employers negotiating a myriad of challenges, including demands for salary increases and better packages.
The company helps staff identify opportunities and make the most of them.
South Africa is a nation of diversity, with over 50-million people and a wide variety of cultures, languages and religious beliefs.