A hairdresser wearing a protective gear cuts a man's hair in Bogota, Colombia. (John Vizcaino/VIEWpress via Getty Images) The DA has delivered on its threat to take government’s ban of the personal care industry to court.It questioned why schools, religious gatherings, flea-markets and take-aways were permitted, but hairdressers and nail technicians not.It says regulations prohibiting…
Marcus Thuram (Getty Images) French star Marcus Thuram and England international Jadon Sancho joined the protests over racism and police brutality in the United States on Sunday after scoring in the Bundesliga.Thuram took a knee after scoring for Borussia Monchengladbach in the game against Union Berlin.Sancho marked his goal for Borussia Dortmund against Paderborn by…
Cuba is known for its strong primary healthcare systems that helped it achieve one of the world's highest life expectancies, according to World Bank data, despite spending less per person on health than many other nations. It also has a long-standing partnership with South Africa when it comes to health care.But the arrival of Cuban healthcare…
The president of South Africa is loving every moment of Level 4 liberation, it seems.In Rosebank in Johannesburg on Sunday morning, Cyril Ramaphosa was spotted by several early morning walkers - in a potluck encounter captured by Sowetan editor Nwabisa Makunga. Makunga captured a trio of women on video, persuading SA's first citizen to pose with…
CLOSEHealth care workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic are paying with their own lives — and their employers are often reluctant to disclose these deaths.A Free Press investigation finds that the coronavirus is the suspected cause of death in Michigan for at least 16 people who worked in hospitals, nursing homes, group homes and health insurance — more…
Here in the northern hemisphere, winter famously contributes to widespread vitamin D deficiency as sunlight exposure decreases. The trend is “very marked in clinical practice," Mary Gover, MD, an internal medicine doctor at Montefiore Einstein Advanced Care in New York City, tells SELF. What you might not know, however, is that vitamin D isn’t the
Your 30s and 40s are what some would consider the best years of your life. You’re no longer “figuring it out,” but you aren’t “old” by society’s ageist standards either. It should be a sweet spot—right? But despite the illusion of stability and security, it’s also common for anxiety and self-doubt to worsen during your
5 min read WHEN THE JUSTICE Department released a trove of Epstein-related files on January 30 and then pulled down thousands of pages after redaction failures exposed victims’ identifying information and explicit material, I felt a familiar gut-drop. Once again, the people with the least power were being asked to pay twice—first for the abuse