South Africa has a large temporary migrant population with people commonly moving to
metropolitan areas to access employment, while maintaining links with their rural origin …

Background Exposure to green spaces has been suggested to improve mental health and
may reduce the risk of depression. However, there is generally limited evidence on the …

Sexual and gender minority (SGM) adults in South Africa face high levels of violence and
poor mental health outcomes. Interventions to prevent these negative health implications are …

With mega state housing projects needing large land parcels and that are often located in
the periphery, this paper investigates what impact relocating residents to Golden Gardens …

Depressive symptoms are a major burden of disease globally and is associated with
violence and poverty. However, much of the research linking these conditions is from …

The sixth iteration of QoL was run between October 2020 and May 2021 in the midst of the
COVID-19 pandemic. Lockdowns in South Africa meant that data collection for QoL 2020/21 …

The economic and environmental benefits of genetically modified (GM) maize in South
Africa have been well documented in previous literature. However, concerns about the …

This paper draws on a population-representative Quality of Life Survey conducted biennially
by the Gauteng City-Region Observatory to explore changes in socio-economic …

The most well-documented South African case is the Day Zero crisis in Cape Town in
2017/2018, when the city counted down the days of water supply it had left whilst also …

As elsewhere, the absolute number of older persons in South Africa (SA) is expected to rise,
from 4.8 million older persons (age 60 and above) recorded in 2017 to approximately 11.6 …