Education researcher and policy analyst, Sara Black says pupils' mental states have already been compromised due to anxiety. Black says the focus and concern is on Grade 12 and the NSC exams. Schools will close in South Africa from 27 July to 24 August, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Thursday. No one will be able to dictate…
A North West matric pupil has been suspended for allegedly assaulting a teacher. A matric pupil at a North West school has been suspended for allegedly headbutting a teacher last week. Pupils were seemingly upset that their school would be closing after a teacher tested positive for Covid-19. The provincial education department will be conducting a disciplinary…
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain In the United States, 1 in every 250 people has inherited a genetic variant that leads to dangerously high cholesterol levels from birth. If high cholesterol isn't lowered early, people with this genetic condition, called familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), have a high risk of having a heart attack or stroke as early
I was officially diagnosed with Lupus in May of 2021. I say officially because my symptoms started long before that, I just didn't know it. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can cause inflammation and pain in different parts of the body. Your immune system is meant to help your body fight infection. But