Substance abuse among the youth in South Africa is a severe and growing public health crisis, with the country having some of the highest alcohol and drug consumption rates in the Southern African region. The Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, cautioned young people against the growing […]

The Sanitary Dignity Programme (SDP) is a national initiative launched in 2019 to mitigate period poverty by providing free sanitary products to vulnerable learners in non-fee-paying schools (quintiles 1, 2, and 3), farm schools, and special-needs schools. It is led by the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) in collaboration with the […]

World TB Day 2026’s theme is “Yes! We can end TB: Led by countries, powered by people” while Deputy President Paul Mashatile led South Africa’s World TB Day commemorations under the theme “Yes! You and I Can End TB”. TB remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers, and recent years have seen a worrying […]