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Becoming: Bongeziwe Mabandla’s Ndingubani has been gestating for years, waiting for the courage to come into being. Photo: Christopher Saunders

Bongeziwe Mabandla is ready to be fully present

With a new album on the horizon and sold-out shows across the globe, Bongeziwe Mabandla is stepping into the artist he was always becoming

In To Health With It!, Tebogo ‘ProVerb’ Thekisho combines relatable
stories with expert guidance on health and wellness

From hip-hop to holistic health

In To Health With It!, Tebogo ‘ProVerb’ Thekisho combines relatable stories with expert guidance on health and wellness

Layered: Lebo Mazibuko’s novel Fabrics of Love came out in August. Photo: Thandukwazi Lungelo Gcabashe

Exploring the fabric of family and identity in Lebo Mazibuko’s Fabrics of Love

Lebo Mazibuko’s second novel, Fabrics of Love, looks at themes of family trauma, black womanhood, absent fathers and heritage

Author Michelle Kekana

Road to mental wellness: Michelle Kekana and Marion Scher’s books give voice to the silent struggles within

Michelle Kekana and Marion Scher challenge the narrative, highlighting mental health as a universal human experience

In South Africa, one in three women experience depression or anxiety during pregnancy and after the birth of the child. Photo: David Harrison, M&G

Maternal mental health: The missing link in a thriving democracy

Women’s mental health matters not only for the mother but that of their children

One thing is clear: adolescent mothers are not failing education systems. Systems are failing to respond to the realities of adolescent motherhood. (Eric Ward/Unsplash)

Here’s what SA’s teen girls want you to know about their state of mind

Fifty 50 teenage girls and young women from communities with high rates of HIV, early pregnancy and school drop-out rates spoke about what’s stressing them out, and how they are…

Between the lines: What South African stories reveal about men’s mental health

What happens when men can’t ask for help? These South African books offer raw, revealing answers

The impact of the Trump administration’s slashing of over half of South Africa’s HIV and TB projects funded by the US government, transcends reduced access to HIV testing and HIV prevention and treatment drugs. Treatment for diabetes, high blood pressure, cervical cancer, depression and anxiety will become harder to come by too. (Flickr)

Trump’s HIV funding cuts will also hit diabetes, cervical cancer and depression hard

As government clinics take on HIV patients who were previously treated by Pepfar-funded projects, the treatment of conditions like diabetes and heart disease will come under…

Thirty years ago, after struggling with debilitating panic attacks, Zane Wilson founded the South African Depression and Anxiety Group. (Photo supplied)

How one woman set up a mental health helpline for the whole of South Africa 

When Zane Wilson faced crippling panic attacks, she struggled to find help. So she decided to do something about it

Encounters with Palestine and the environment

These subjects take centre stage at a festival showcasing nearly 50 documentaries

suicide as the fourth Death by suicide is the fourth highest cause of death among men aged 15 to 24 in South Africa. Graphic: John McCann/M&G

Mental illness costs SA billions

Shame and stigma, as well as the lack of facilities, are barriers to healing, experts say

The Gender Parity Index (GPI) in tertiary education tells the story. As of the latest figures, South Africa’s GPI stands at 1.41, meaning that for every man enrolled in higher education, there are 1.41 women. (Flickr/ https://www.microbizmag.co.uk)

Feeling extra tired? Mid-year burnout is a thing

It’s normal, especially considering the world we’re living in

Ruth Seikaneng is one of 11 nurses in Reivil. Photo: Supplied

Three health ministers have failed SA nurses. This is why

The list of medicines nurses can prescribe hasn’t changed since 1984, so they can’t dispense beyond schedule four drugs

In South Africa, lack of adherence to HIV treatment remains a problem.

South Africans may soon get antidepressants from a nurse

About one in three people in South Africa will experience depression, anxiety or a substance use disorder at least once in their lives

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Conversations about genre and sticking out in a room full of people were moot for Riky Rick.
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‘We never die. We multiply.’ Tribute to Riky Rick on the first anniversary of his death

One year has gone by since the passing of rapper Riky Rick after taking his own life February 23 2022

Graphic: John McCann/M&G

South African men’s mental health is a life-and-death issue

Our men are in turmoil and our women are in danger

Can technology help to promote students’ mental health?

New apps and online therapy show promise, but more research is needed to help understand who will benefit from digital interventions

Graphic: John McCann/M&G

OPINION | Taking on our land’s mental health challenges – and winning

Acceptability, access and affordability are the issues that need to be tackled to effect a major improvement across the nation.

Clea and Theresa with their father, Clyde Mallinson. The family spent many happy beach holidays at Crawford’s Cabins in Chintsa East in the 1980s. Photo: Brenda Mallinson

A holiday for the soul: Home is where the beach is

Revisiting a childhood holiday spot — Chintsa in the Eastern Cape — helped to kickstart recovery from burnout and depression

Not enough: It seems that the regular salary is not enough for young South Africans. Many turn to side hustles to make ends meet.

Mind the toxic workplace

While people are taking mental health more seriously, the commodification of workers can turn a job into a toxic space that depletes more than it uplifts