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Road to mental wellness: Michelle Kekana and Marion Scher’s books give voice to the silent struggles within

Michelle Kekana and Marion Scher challenge the narrative, highlighting mental health as a universal human experience

Youth unemployment rose to 43.8% among 15-to-34-year-olds in Q4 2025, even as the headline rate fell. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

High Tea, masculinity and the missing spaces for men

Women have rituals that reinforce connection and longevity. Men lack such spaces and pay the price in isolation, ill health and premature death

suicide as the fourth Death by suicide is the fourth highest cause of death among men aged 15 to 24 in South Africa. Graphic: John McCann/M&G

Act now to deal with the masculinity and mental health crisis in South Africa

More men than women take their own lives, murder rate of men is also higher, men take the lives of others and gender-based violence is rife

(Photo: Jairus Mmutle/GCIS)

Editorial: A path forward at last

The reporting of sexual violence has been one of the ugliest blights of our democracy. Research throughout the years has revealed disturbing accounts of women regularly shunned…

Diversity, equity and inclusion threatens a dominant narrative — whiteness, heterosexuality, patriarchy

Diversity, equity and inclusion kills: Why we need to stop advocating for it

If power and accountability remain unchanged, inclusion efforts do not create equity — they reinforce vulnerability

Explicit examples of engendered environments include the public transport that women and young girls use every day to get to cities, which are male-dominated sectors. (Photo by PABALLO THEKISO / AFP)

Amplifying the voice and visibility of gender to unlock inclusion in smart cities

Cities in general have a masculine vision. This needs to change

Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Phase two of presidential employment stimulus gets R11bn boost

The stimulus package is part of the state’s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan, and is a response to the Covid-19 pandemic

Gentlemen, let’s talk about HIV

Despite the stereotypes, there is a pressing need for men to play more of a role in HIV support.

[From our archives] Are penis enlargements worth your while?

Endowment policies differ, but most people agree that "enlargement" promises much, delivers little.

Women work while men socialise, finds Stats SA

An overview of how South Africans spend their time shows that men get more time to socialise while women work in the home.

Murray applauded for his fighting spirit

Andy Murray failed to overcome Roger Federer and win Britain’s first men’s Grand Slam title in 74 years, but he earned praise for his fighting spirit.

Injury casts doubts over Nadal’s future

A year ago, Rafa Nadal was sprinting along the road to tennis immortality. Now, the Spaniard has not so much slowed to a walk as stopped all together.

Davydenko heralds ‘new era’ in men’s tennis

Nikolay Davydenko has heralded a new era in men’s tennis, saying the Grand Slam dominance of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal was over.