Mixed feelings as Health Minister reassures public on sanitary pads safety

Joanne Teunissen, co-founder of The Baby Line under The Durban North Baby Home, says the programme works as a counselling and support service for mothers throughout their pregnancy, and during the early months after giving birth.

A kidney failure patient is urging South Africans to prioritise kidney health on World Kidney Day, highlighting early detection, healthy lifestyles, and regular screenings to prevent end-stage disease. Stella de Kock has been on dialysis for over a decade and has received about 2,400 sessions.

A nearly 3m black mamba was found in a Durban home ceiling, safely captured by a snake catcher, with sightings rising in March and during its winter mating season.

Residents from a Durban south community are coming together to support a mother whose son was stabbed in Thailand. The 29-year-old is recovering after surgery. A 10km fundraising run has been organised to help cover hospital costs and bring him home.

South African Breast Milk Reserve Founder and Executive Director, Stasha Jordan, says the organisation currently has only about one month’s supply donated milk in storage.