KATHERINE ATKINSON Festivals are an important part of any culture, not only in Africa, but worldwide. “All over the world people are going back to culture as a way to identify themselves,” says Dr Fraser McNeill, a senior lecturer in anthropology at the University of...

LORINDA MARRIAN Coming Out Day is celebrated annually on 11 October. The day celebrates the act of coming out as LGBTIAQ+ in order to promote a safe world for LGBTIAQ+ individuals to live openly and truthfully. The first Coming Out Day was celebrated on the second...

KATHERINE ATKINSON Tuesday 10 October marked the 25th anniversary of World Mental Health Day. This day, and the rest of October, aims to support and raise awareness of mental health issues worldwide. The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines mental health as the...

MOSA MGABHI On 22 June Chief Director of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), in the subdivision of Animal Production and Health, Dr Botlhe Michael Modisane, issued a report to the World Organisation of Animal Health stating that the outbreak...

GEMMA GATTICCHI 11 October marks the annual International Day of the Girl Child as declared by the United Nations in 2011. It is a day when various events are held to raise awareness around the importance of girls’ rights in the hopes of gaining active support for the...