Local solutions can boost healthier food choices in South Africa: Poorer South Africans are bombarded with fast food. ShutterstockThe crisis in health triggered by cheap food that’s high in fat and sugar is now well documented. Obesity related diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes are rapidly overtaking HIV as the top causes of death in South Africa. A bad diet … [Read more...] about Local solutions can boost healthier food choices in South Africa | The Conversation
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Overwhelmed by medical scheme benefit option choices?
Overwhelmed by medical scheme benefit option choices?: Healthcare consumers urged to carefully weigh their options for best value Few people’s hearts leap with excitement at the prospect of reading and comparing the finer details of various medical scheme benefit options. This investment in time, however, will put you and your loved ones in good stead when the need for … [Read more...] about Overwhelmed by medical scheme benefit option choices?
Platform’s 4th Annual Conference – Hard Contexts, Hard Choices
Platform's 4th Annual Conference - Hard Contexts, Hard Choices A South Africa Event on 2016-04-07 08:30:00 4th Annual Conference 7 April 2016 - Hard Context, Hard Choices - #srolconf #hardchoices This year’s Annual Conference aims to draw on your experience and expertise in setting the Platform’s programmatic and research priorities and seeks to foster innovative … [Read more...] about Platform’s 4th Annual Conference – Hard Contexts, Hard Choices
Launch of new website offering green choices to help SA families thrive!
Thrive is the new website on the block, but they have been helping families for years! It began 9 years ago when Mia Blom and Jacqueline Baldwin were mamas with new-borns, desperate for a bit of guidance. Like all new mothers, they received a barrage of well-intentioned, but outdated information and opinions and had little access to fresh perspectives. They knew that there were … [Read more...] about Launch of new website offering green choices to help SA families thrive!
Civil service pay: South Africa has some harsh choices to make | The Conversation
Thousands of civil service employees gather during a protest march for higher pay at the Union Buildings in Pretoria in 2010. EPA/Jon HrusaSouth Africa faces a looming fiscal cliff owing to growth in social grant expenditure and civil service remuneration, combined with a slowdown in the growth of the economy. A fiscal cliff is when a country’s finances reach a potential crisis … [Read more...] about Civil service pay: South Africa has some harsh choices to make | The Conversation
