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Lessons from Thailand
These frequently asked questions about health promotion foundations help SA to learn from the Thai experience.
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Seeing red serves as a warning
Red eye is a common disorder that is caused by many conditions. More often than not, the reason is harmless.
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Stroke is country’s third-biggest killer
Of the more or less 240 South Africans who fall prey to strokes every day, 60 will die.
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You can’t afford to be with a sick medical aid
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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Periodontal disease can be prevented
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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Appeals tribunal assists thousands to challenge social grant rejection
In 2010, SASSA received nearly 4.7 million applications for social grants.
Social grants assist a range of citizens
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) manages a range of social grants that are disbursed nationwide monthly.
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Thousands convicted for social grant fraud
<b>Thandi Sibanyoni</b> said that most fraud cases are "related to private beneficiaries".
Social grants reaching citizens countrywide
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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Social grant reviews essential
Millions of citizens receive social grants from the government but to cut out fraud all beneficiary cases face a review process.
Human dignity at core of social services
<b>Bandile Maqetuka</b> believes that any citizen who applies for a social grant should "be treated with respect and dignity".
Social grants ensure citizen development
SASSA is currently responsible for the disbursement of 10.5 million grants to more than 15 million beneficiaries each month.
Cloud computing ensures a smarter planet
The true promise of cloud computing isn’t just about advancing IT; it’s about reinventing business.
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A terrible disease made famous by Joost
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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Social Development month enhances service delivery
Social Development Month will be launched in Mokgophong, Limpopo province, on October 4.
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Themes and activities of Social Development Month
Social development month, an initiative of the department of social development, will focus on enhancing access to basic services.
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Ensure your medical aid is not unwell
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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From science fiction to medical fact
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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School system failing our children
School enrolment rates are not the issue when it comes to the education woes of South Africa.
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Grim future for jobless youth
Over 3.1 million South Africans between the ages of 20 and 29 are unemployed
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From bonds to bridges
This article looks at three research studies around social cohesion which help bring this broad concept into focus.
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Poverty and inequality in South Africa
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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Poverty through a child-centred lens
We need to start investing in our children if we want to break this intergenerational cycle of poverty and inequality.
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How to avoid a visit from the tooth carie
Dental caries will be the topic of <i>Bonitas Health Talk</i> on September 17 on SABC2 at 9am.
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Going the distance can be going too far
The demands made on the body during an ultra-marathon are taxing in the extreme.
The war for talent
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.
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Fighting the good fight
HR practises have been designed to empower staff members.
The advantage of a global talent pool
Using people to maintain world-class status.
It’s a quiet revolution
Participating companies are taking people management seriously and it shows.
Show me the money
Difficult economic times are seeing employers negotiating a myriad of challenges, including demands for salary increases and better packages.
Driven by innovation
The company helps staff identify opportunities and make the most of them.
Diversity leads to better companies
South Africa is a nation of diversity, with over 50-million people and a wide variety of cultures, languages and religious beliefs.
