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Valentine’s Day is also about self-love and your well-being Original

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By Karabo Ledwaba, Simone Honikman, Saleha Suleman, Donela Besada
| Bizcommunity Verified
Advertise your job vacancies 2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more Valentine’s Day has always been about celebrating love, but have you ever considered the most important relationship in your life — the one with yourself? The way we speak to ourselves has a profound impact on our mental and emotional well-being. Yet, many of us are our own worst critics, caught in a cycle of self-doubt and negative self-talk.
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Let’s make 2025 the year of “mental help” Original

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By Taegan Devar, Simone Honikman, Saleha Suleman, Donela Besada
| Bizcommunity Verified
Advertise your job vacancies 2 days7 days30 daysBy Industry Show more As we enter a new year, we must recognise that from time to time, everyone struggles with mental health issues. Just like any occasion, everyone struggles with physical health issues. Taegan Devar, industrial psychologist and managing director of PeopleSmart. Image supplied No one judges you for seeing a doctor when you have the flu. So why would we judge each other for seeking help when we are down mentally?
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OPINION | Health Budget 2024 fails to address poverty-related health issues and build trust for NHI | News24

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By Wanga Zembe, Donela Besada, Funeka Bango, Tanya Doherty
| News24 Verified
The 2024 national budget offers some glimmers, but allocations for direct health benefits fall short of making a difference to people's health and wellbeing, researchers from the South African Medical Research Council write exclusively for Spotlight. The 2024 national budget presented recently by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana contained several key elements that have an impact on systems, services and wellbeing from a health perspective.
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