Death
latest news & developmentsSA is failing the blood pressure test
For a country that talks endlessly about prevention, South Africa has been oddly willing to tolerate one of its clearest, deadliest and most treatable health threats remaining…
Mystery still surrounds Mthethwa’s death
Neither the presidency nor the department of international relations has given much detail after the ambassador’s body was found at a hotel in Paris
Loneliness and isolation – the hidden threat to health we cannot ignore
Lonely and isolated people are not just experiencing emotional states — these can be lethal
Fatal oversight: Systemic negligence and leadership failure took a young doctor’s life
The death of an intern doctor exposes a dangerously unfit system, where leadership failure, policy contradictions and a disregard for human rights collide with fatal consequences
‘First They Came’: Global rise of authoritarianism is everyone’s fight for rights
If we do not speak out against the erosion of rights by authoritarian leaders, anti-rights movements will be emboldened everywhere
Syria: A rose for every Martyr
The unbearable atrocities committed by the Assad regime have been exposed, and the opposition forces in the form of the Hayat Tahrir Al Shaam are seeking to rebuild a shattered…
Beware of the joint estate – it dies with your spouse
The joint estate of a couple married in community of property comes to an end once the marriage terminates either by the death of a spouse or a divorce
Malawi vice-president, nine others, killed in plane crash
The military plane carrying Saulos Chilima and nine others disappeared on Monday
Life insurers paid close to R600 billion in claims in 2023
The data showed that more than half of risk policies bought last year were for funeral cover
Africa lacks early warning systems to prepare for climate disasters
About 60% of people in Africa lack early warning systems which could help them to better prepare for upcoming climate disasters
Covid-19 caused a loss of more than $500 million in KwaZulu-Natal alone
A World Bank study has found that the pandemic put a strain on healthcare workers, which affected the health system
‘Lilahloane’: Death rites live beyond the grave
A new video installation by Imameleng Masitha at the AVA gallery digs into our rituals to mark mortality and the longing for home soil amid moving and migration
Forensic anthropologists can help the state deal with the escalating numbers of unidentified bodies
Without government support, recognition and policy, the forensic anthropologist’s contribution is limited
Here Goes Nothing: Novel holds mirror to our social egos with sharp humour
Having explored the fear of life and death in the first two novels, Steve Toltz’s third novel delves into public opinion
Zimbabwe hospital workers plot stillbirth burials
The policy is to cremate deceased infants but Bulawayo Hospital’s incinerators are not working