A mother whose baby was delivered by emergency C-section at only 25 weeks while she was unconscious and on ventilator support for COVID-19, was overjoyed to meet her baby boy for the first time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Netcare N1 City Hospital in Goodwood, Cape Town. …
Read More »Catchy ‘Corona’ Song Spreads Positive Message
Underpinning South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosas’s words during his ‘family’ meeting on 28th December, the organisers of South African Music Week (SAMW), have today launched a music video – entitled ‘Corona’ – which is a collaboration by a number of international music artists who have used their craft to create an …
Read More »How To Keep Your Kids Busy During Lockdown
It’s so important to always keep your kids busy and active during holidays, however it starts getting really tricky when there is a lockdown due to a worldwide pandemic when activities outside the home are limited by rules or perhaps you want to rather stay home and play it safe …
Read More »Festive Season Food in a Pandemic Year – Tips from the Dietitians
We’ve had a year like no other, and while the shadow of the pandemic still looms over the world, South Africans can breathe a sigh of some relief, that it is, at least, the summer holiday season. A good dose of festive cheer has rarely felt so crucial. The pandemic …
Read More »Hard Lockdown A Missed Opportunity To Change GBV Discourse, Says Civil Society
The hard lockdown has been a missed opportunity for South Africa to turn the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) into one that successfully protects survivors, adequately deals with perpetrators, and prevents abuse from happening in the first place, women’s rights activists say. Violence against women and girls: it is a …
Read More »Three Quarters Of Employees Never Want To Return To Pre-pandemic, Traditional Work Paradigms
New global research commissioned by Kaspersky of 8,000 SMB workers across multiple industries has revealed that three quarters of employees (78%) in South Africa want to rethink pre-COVID-19 ways of working. Instead of returning to business as usual, workers are now shaping a future of business on their terms, whether that’s spending …
Read More »How To Know When Your Child Needs Breathing Room
COVID-19, a respiratory disease, has been a particularly stressful time for parents to young children. This is because the symptoms of the virus, which includes a tight chest, coughing and shortness of breath, can easily be confused with other respiratory viruses. One such virus, and one that parents need to …
Read More »Parents Urged To Vaccinate Children Before 2021 School Year
As the race to find a vaccine against the Coronavirus speeds up, the pandemic has shown the importance of vaccines in keeping us safe. Yet South Africa’s child vaccination rate has dropped. Does this put our children’s health at risk, especially as more children go back to the classroom? “The …
Read More »#SavingTheClassOf2020: Fundi joins Primestars in “race” to raise R12m for matrics
With less than a month to go before matrics sit down to write their final exams, edutech solution provider Fundi is giving everyone across South Africa the opportunity to support these learners. Today the company officially launched its “12 for 12” relay race in support of the #SavingTheClassOf2020 initiative. The …
Read More »Telehealth Medical Advice A Firm Favourite For First-time Parents
Telehealth services are playing a critical role in South Africa in allowing easy and affordable access to quality healthcare, especially when it comes to children’s health. “Telehealth advice services, especially by first-time parents and caregivers of young children, amidst COVID-19, are becoming increasingly popular,” says Dr Iqbal Karbanee, CEO of Paed-IQ …
Read More »How Medicross puts safety first in dental and medical consults
Taking measures to help prevent the spread of infections have always been integral in doctors’ and dentists’ rooms, and COVID-19 has stimulated the implementation of further precautions to keep Medicross patients, healthcare professionals and staff as safe as possible, so that they don’t have to be concerned when they need …
Read More »What You Need To Know About Pregnancy During A Pandemic
Expecting during a worldwide pandemic can be an overwhelming and stressful experience, especially if you do not know what to expect. During the COVID-19 pandemic all hospitals are trying to limit the number of individuals attending appointments since it helps to restrict spreading of the virus plus it takes some …
Read More »Women’s month sees depression and anxiety escalate for women, during lockdown
Far from a time of empowerment and celebration, Women’s Month has seen depression and anxiety skyrocket among women as the boundaries of an already tenuous work-life balance have become increasingly blurred under lockdown. According to a recent Ipsos poll, 40% of South African women say they are feeling anxious as …
Read More »Defensive Driving Tips To Avoid Car Accidents During Covid-19
During the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, safe driving is even more essential than before. Emergency rooms and hospitals have their hands full with Covid-19 cases and cannot handle an influx of vehicle accident victim too. At this point in time the Covid-19 patients are in urgent need of their care. All …
Read More »How To Travel Safely During The Pandemic With Your Family
Travel increases the risk of contracting and spreading the COVID-19 virus. The best way to keep yourself and your family safe is by self-isolating at home, since you can get COVID-19 when traveling. You may feel healthy and not show any of the symptoms, but it is still possible that …
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