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People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA) works to ensure the realisation of women’s rights and thereby improve women’s quality of life. POWA offer a safe haven for women and children who have escaped abuse and gender-based violence, and provide counselling and rehabilitation services to help make a lasting change in these women's lives. This downloadable resource guide is a portable companion that we have developed for POWA and everyone that needs a helping hand.

In our latest edition of Legal&You, we celebrate the many cultures and traditions that have made South Africa unique in the world. We appreciate the balance between past and future with articles that feature the different ways we value our heritage within our modern lives.

It is difficult, both for those who have to try and manage feelings of despair that may lead to suicidal thoughts, and for those who try to be there to listen but don’t necessarily understand.

Letting go is hard. It's even harder if we feel guilty for learning to live again after losing a loved one.

South Africans already know that we have a slightly fraught relationship with substance abuse. As a country, long accused of a “missing middle” in one way or another, we really doubled down on the “go big or go home” way of life.

Whether it’s ANCs, POAs, CAs, your LWT, or yet another string of letters you’ve never heard of, there can be a pile of paperwork that goes into joining your life with someone else’s. Whether you are thinking marriage and all its available forms in SA, or if you would prefer to live together without getting the government involved, or even if you are already married and looking at the ultimate bond, we are here to help you find the right agreement for you.

Special days are often the hardest when you're grieving, but there can be unexpected light at the end of that very lonely tunnel.

We look at the state of health care post pandemic, and how we manage the impossible choices many of make to afford health care.

Our constitution enshrines our right to education as one of the basic human rights. Internationally, it is protected under the Convention of rights of the child, because it is the most precious gift we can give. Not only does it keep on giving, but it can never be taken from you.

Not a lot really. While legally your own rights will no longer exist, there are the rights of those left behind, and the courtesies that we extend to them during their grief.

You’ve tried your best. You’ve done what you can. Sometimes, it is just not going to work. It’s time to get divorced and choose a new path and a new life.

The 24th of September is a special day to us all. After Freedom Day, it’s our most widely appreciated and celebrated public holiday because it represents what was once used to divide us, and how we have turned it around into what makes us stronger, together. In all our races, cultures, beliefs and traditions, we can kick back and celebrate our heritage.

With a whole weekend devoted to the sacred South African traditions of braaing, beer and butchery, there is a lot that can go wrong. From a slip of the knife to tumbling coals, we would like to ensure that you keep your Heritage Day Weekend free of major incidents.

With many of us trying to get the most out of our last long weekend before the end-of-year crunch, there will be much travelling over the Heritage Day long weekend to festivities, far-away homes and even a resort or two.

The hardest day of your life will be the day that you admit that you cannot afford to say goodbye to the people who mattered most.

Breast cancer awareness campaigns often revolve around the image of women adorned in pink, perpetuating the misconception that breast cancer exclusively affects females. However, the reality is quite different. Breast cancer knows no gender boundaries and can also strike men.

Children can’t always tell us what’s wrong. If your child or any child in your care seems unwell or in pain, rather be cautious and call for medical assistance.

Blood pressure is measured with a simple, painless test that needs to be performed by a healthcare professional, but it is quick and does not require laboratory analysis. Download our infographic for more information.