In the annals of medical history, one ailment that has long perplexed and terrified humanity is tetanus. Even Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician, documented a horrific case in 380 B.C.E. A ship’s captain injured his right index finger with an anchor, and within days, he experienced a barrage of terrifying symptoms – foul discharges,...
Tuberculosis has been recognised as a social illness for ages. It thrives in low-income communities because of societal variables like hunger, overcrowding, dangerous working conditions, and social shame. In 2021, malnutrition was responsible for approximately 2.2 million TB cases worldwide, whereas HIV infection was responsible for 0.86 million, alcohol use disorders for 0.74 million,...
South Africa’s prestigious FNB Art Prize in 2023 goes to Lindokuhle Sobekwa. He is the first artist to win the award whose major medium is documentary photography. Sobekwa, who was born in Katlehong in 1995 but grew up in the nearby town of Thokoza, started taking photography classes through the Of Soul and Joy...