South Africa's estimated three million subsistence farmers - many of whom are reliant on maize for their survival - could benefit from genetically-modified crops, ...
Multiple Sclerosis South Africa has initiated a study to capture personal information on its members, as well as those not yet registered with the organisation. ...
Mental health disorders are thought to cause 15 percent of annual global deaths and the World Health Organisation predicts that depression is fast becoming the largest ...
The origin of Namibia's wild horses, which dwell on the desert plains of the country's western seaboard, remain a mystery to curious travellers.
The Medical Research Council says South Africa's famous herbal tea could offer important healing qualities.
A diabetes expert says South Africans should familiarise themselves with the symptoms of diabetes and visit a doctor or pharmacy if the signs are there.
Menopause does not necessarily mean women need succumb to the ageing process: they can still have many opportunities to enhance their health and quality of life, ...
Cardboard boxes filled with shredded paper and placed in enclosures will appear bizarre to most, but for the primates at the Pretoria zoo, it's serious stuff.
Genetically modified food is expected to provide a solution to Africa's food crisis, but experts have raised concerns, saying that GM crops are not necessarily economically ...
Cardiovascular disease remains South Africa's number one killer and costs the economy nearly R4-billion every year.