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Drinking all day a hazardous pastime for rural grannies in Limpopo

Features, News

“I have been drinking this home brewed beer for over two decades now and it has become a part of my life. I drink it everyday. If I go a day without drinking it my body does not feel right,…

Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
December 14, 2023

SA, we have a problem: the link between mental health and substance abuse – and what can help

Mental Health, News

South Africa has been fighting more than just the Covid pandemic for the past few years. The country has been trying to stem a rising tide of mental health issues and substance abuse. New research has found that more than…

Margot Brews
July 4, 2023

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: ‘Drinking helped me forget my painful life’

News

Speaking to Health-e News, women share their first-hand experience about having babies with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). We also hear from a nurse, a shebeen owner, and the department of health.

cynthiamaseko
September 10, 2019

Calls for more foetal alcohol syndrome awareness

Our Health

South Africa, which has the world’s highest prevalence of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), is joining other countries to create awareness of the disorder on 9 September - International FASD day.

SandileMbili
September 5, 2018

Drunk employees delay clinic construction

Health, Our Health

The new R17-million 4th Avenue Clinic facility under construction in Alexandra is unlikely to be finished on time due to numerous delays as well as construction employees repeatedly arriving drunk for work.

Ramatamo
May 26, 2017

Foetal Alcohol Syndrome is 100% preventable but not reversible

Our Health

Monica Deysel (24) of Secunda was a heavy drinker when she fell pregnant at age 18. Both she and her boyfriend continued drinking and smoking throughout her pregnancy, and as a result she gave birth to a baby girl with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS).

cynthiamaseko
September 29, 2016

How to survive student drinking

Health

Students and scholars are increasingly facing pressure to drink and be part of the “in crowd”, says the South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (Sanca).

Bontle Motsoeneng
February 18, 2016

Taverns flourish as drinking legislation stalls

Health, Health Systems, Our Health

Alcohol remains a killer on the country's roads, and despite government proposals to curb drinking holes, taverns continue to flourish.

lungilethamela
January 21, 2016

Tik fuels domestic violence in small town SA – documentary premiere

Gender Based Violence, Health, Women's Health

As the market for Tik in Cape Town becomes saturated, dealers have started to peddle their wares in surrounding smaller towns – fuelling a spike in addictions and violence.

kyla
February 26, 2015

Vhembe teen allegedly drugs gogo for drinking money

Health, Our Health

Munyadziwa Neluvhada of Gumela Village says her 19-year-old son drugged his grandmother in order to steal her pension in a move that landed the elderly lady in the local clinic.

suprisenemalale
August 15, 2014

Drinking – and dying – in South Africa

Health

South Africans consume about ten litres of alcohol per year, drinking nearly a third more than the world average. And when we drink, we drink a lot, say experts.

wilmastassen
June 24, 2014

Report: Global status report on alcohol and health 2014

Health

Produced by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the report confirms high levels of alcohol abuse but also positive policy moves spearheaded by the government's Inter-Ministerial Committee.