Category: Africa
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Is Your Olive Oil Truly Made of Olives?
Due to the popularity of the Mediterranean diet, olive oil sales have boomed over the last decade. But just when you thought you were making a healthy choice by pouring extra virgin Italian olive oil on your salad, we discovered your oil may be counterfeit. Independent researchers, including a study that came out of the…
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My Quick Escape To The Island of Bazaruto
It’s mid-winter in Johannesburg, South Africa. It’s cold, the media is full of bad news, and I can think of nothing better than a quick escape to the beautiful island of Bazaruto in Mozambique. And it really was quick. Just over two hours. The flight from OR Tambo International airport on Airlink, direct into Vilanculos…
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Melinda Bam’s Top Holiday Health & Beauty Tips
We interview TV presenter, director, ex-Miss South Africa and Veet Ambassador Melinda Bam about her top health and beauty tips for the festive season. Q: How much weight do you gain over the festive season? A: I don’t actually mind putting on a few kilos, because at the end of the day I think I…
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Africa Healthcare Summit 2016
The Africa Healthcare Summit 2016 will tackle non-communicable disease in Africa. For Africa, unlike other regions, the challenge includes grappling with a uniquely broad range of healthcare, political and economic challenges. According to International Business Times 2016, leaders of three prominent African economies, including the president of African Development Bank (AfDB) and the CEO of a global technology company, have…
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South Africa’s first Snoezelen room has been launched
“Snoezelen”: (pronounced snoo-ze-lin): “snuffelen” (to seek out, to explore) and “doezelen” (to doze, to snooze). First developed in the 1970’s in the Netherlands, the Snoezelen room has found its way to South Africa. The brain child of Jan Hulsegge and Ad Verheul, created during their time at De Hartenberg institute in the Netherlands, the Snoezelen…
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State of Maine, nurse who went to Africa is at odds over Ebola quarantine
Kaci Hickox who was fighting Ebola in West Africa is now fighting the Ebola quarantine battle in Maine. Maine health commissioner Mary Mayhew said late Wednesday afternoon that, even as it continues talks with Hickox’s representatives, the state is in the process of filing a court order to require the nurse to abide by a 21-day…
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South African men are having less sex, survey
According to a South African survey conducted by Pharma Dynamics, South African men are having sex on average 52 times a year – far less than the global average of 104 times a year for the rest of the world. The study included over 500 men between the ages of 18 and 55, involved in…
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Free talk – Bollywood and the South African Indian Identity
Looking for something to do in your lunch hour tomorrow? PhD graduate and registered counsellor Yaseen Ally will be discussing Bollywood and the South African Indian Identity at SACAP’s (South African College of Applied Psychology) Johannesburg campus on Friday 28 February. The talk starts at 12:30pm and runs for an hour. Based on research conducted by…