Dentists urged to report child abuse

Tanya Farber|Published

An article recently sent out a clear message: Dentists have an important role in detecting and reporting child abuse.

Mom sues over Down syndrome baby

Tanya Farber|Published

The mother of a child with Down syndrome has taken her case all the way to the Constitutional Court to claim for damages.

Court battle over prime time porn

Tanya Farber|Published

A court is to decide whether to overrule a decision to permit pay "adult content" channels to broadcast on TV after 8pm.

Children under fire in Lavender Hill

Tanya Farber|Published

Jazlin Sentamu was two years old when a bullet ripped through her stroller, leaving her paralysed from the waist down.

‘We can slow rate of child deaths’

Tanya Farber|Published

Local award-winning doctor lays out basic rules of survival.

Goldin and Bloom’s kidnappers out soon

Tanya Farber|Published

Two of the four men involved in the Brett Goldin and Richard Bloom murder case will soon be released on parole.

A look into the heart of child sex abuse

Tanya Farber|Published

Photojournalist Mariella Furrer sheds light on the heartbreak and torment of child sex abuse in "My Piece of Sky".

The things heroines are made of

Tanya Farber|Published

When Phumeza Tisile packs her bag for the World Health Assembly in Geneva, there will be an invisible item in her luggage. . .

Violent games influence children’s behaviour: report

Tanya Farber|Published

Research has raised an alarm in South Africa, where levels of violence are among the highest in the world

SA to host trials for newborn TB vaccine

Tanya Farber|Published

The vaccine, developed by a German company, is being tested as a replacement for the current one.

SA ‘is winning HIV war on a number of fronts’

Tanya Farber|Published

A researcher has highlighted prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission as a success story.

Children pay the price of drug culture

Tanya Farber|Published

The rise of drugs has gathered momentum and the main losers in the situation are small children. Tanya Farber reports.

Superbugs versus antibiotics

Tanya Farber|Published

SA's director-general of health has expressed concern over 'superbugs' which have outsmarted antibiotics.

‘Help distressed moms with early screening’

Tanya Farber|Published

Screening women for mental health issues during and after pregnancy could ease SA's baby-dumping crisis.

Vaccine hope against pneumonia

Tanya Farber|Published

A protein vaccine, still under development, could turn the tide on one of the biggest childhood killers in South Africa.

Cape’s illegal abortion drug horror

Tanya Farber|Published

A barrage of ads has raised alarm over the provision of illegal abortions - even of pregnancies of up to 8 months.

Reality betrays ideals of constitution

Tanya Farber|Published

Hailed as one of the most progressive in the world, our post-1994 constitution has, according to experts, actively promoted the rights of children.

Brain drain reversal

Tanya Farber|Published

2011 trends have shown that fewer people were leaving South African shores, and many expats were returning home.

Parole bid by Goldin, Bloom’s attackers

Tanya Farber|Published

Two convicted criminals in the high-profile Brett Goldin and Richard Bloom murder case are to be considered for parole.

Online job hunt ends in horror

Tanya Farber|Published

A 38-year-old woman is fighting for her life after apparently being gang-raped after responding to an advert on Gumtree.

From very hard times to happy days

Tanya Farber|Published

Robben Island has been plagued by one scandal after another in recent years. But Ivan Meyer, |MEC of Cultural Affairs and Sport for the Western Cape, visited the ...

Shatterproof baby bottle health risk

Tanya Farber|Published

Cansa has appealed to the South African authorities to ban baby bottles that contain the potential health risk substance Bisphenol A.

UCT leaders gather to remember student sit-in

Tanya Farber|Published

The University of Cape Town is awash with nostalgia this week as it pays tribute to a student protest that shook the campus exactly 40 years ago, after a black academic ...

Mixed fortunes after epic journey

Tanya Farber|Published

Aurelia Kaitesi's epic journey from Rwanda to South Africa with her three young sons after the deaths of her husband and daughter has brought the family two bouts ...

Life lived in limbo

Tanya Farber|Published

This is not a good place for a pregnant woman, says Ayisha Husseni, a Burundian national living at the Youngsfield refugee camp in Wynberg.