Religiosity, risky behaviour and young people: a South African case study: Religiosity is thought to influence positive health outcomes or behaviours. ShutterstockAlcohol and other drug use and risky sexual behaviour remain high among adolescents across the globe. It’s estimated that more than a quarter of 15 to 19 year-olds drink alcohol – 45% of these engage in heavy episodic … [Read more...] about Religiosity, risky behaviour and young people: a South African case study | The Conversation
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Appreciation, sadness as people remember the late Dorothy Masuka
Appreciation, sadness as people remember the late Dorothy Masuka: Thousands of fans and fellow musicians have also taken to social media to convey their condolences to her family. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News Firefighters are continuing to battle a fire in Franschoek: The Cape Winelands District Municipality says progress has been made towards containing the … [Read more...] about Appreciation, sadness as people remember the late Dorothy Masuka
#RunningDry: People in 50 countries go the distance for water saving
#RunningDry: People in 50 countries go the distance for water saving: Mina Guli being helped over the finish line of the 100th marathon by the New York #RunningDry Community Photo: Kelvin Trautman #RunningDry community joins with Mina Guli on marathon 100 NEW YORK, February 11, 2019. International water activist, Mina Guli’s #RunningDry movement came full circle on Monday 11 … [Read more...] about #RunningDry: People in 50 countries go the distance for water saving
8 people shot and killed in CT this past week
8 people shot and killed in CT this past week: A woman is the latest to have died, when she was gunned down at her Bishop Lavis home on Saturday. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News Cosatu, Saftu to fight Ramaphosa over unbundling of Eskom: Rival federations Cosatu and Saftu say they will fight until the end to ensure Eskom does not end up in. ...... Source: WN.com … [Read more...] about 8 people shot and killed in CT this past week
How we know that ancient African people valued fossils and rocks | The Conversation
How we know that ancient African people valued fossils and rocks: The trilobite manuport (Bainella sp) from Robberg on the Cape south coast was carried at least 10 km to a small cave shelter. For scale, the bar is 10 cm long. Author Supplied It’s been nearly 50 years since geologist and author Dorothy Vitaliano coined the term “geomythology”. This refers to the study of oral … [Read more...] about How we know that ancient African people valued fossils and rocks | The Conversation
