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. . .

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.

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 ...