Sunday, 16 August 2026

Perimenopause rage was linked to falling estrogen, progesterone and testosterone from the late 30s onward, often alongside anxiety, depression and brain fog; women were urged to get a full hormonal work-up before accepting a psychiatric diagnosis.

Marine Protected Areas Day was described as a growing international effort started in South Africa in 2021; the country now has 41 MPAs, many offshore, and scientists said these zones help fish stocks spill over to surrounding fisheries.

E-media has issued section 189 retrenchment letters to 171 of 309 staff at ENCA, e.tv, eNCA and eNCA's sister channels, while management says it wants a digital-first model despite still being paid to produce linear TV news.

AI was framed as a transformation issue, not a software purchase: businesses were warned against buying licenses without solving a specific problem, and that people, change management and measurable value have to come first.

Trauma was treated as a spectrum rather than a fixed outcome: some people recover fully, others live with lasting effects, and healing was described as a messy process of reinvention rather than simply 'moving on'.