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South Africans interested in improving their overall health will have a new trusted source through The Good Life Network, a health and development pop-up channel which will air on DStv channel 199 from 1 December 2015 to 31 March 2016.

Soul City Institute for Health & Development Communication says the $106billion takeover of SABMiller will give AB Inbev access to even more cheap raw materials, labour and production processes given the discounts that will be made available to a company of this size. The same advantage will accrue to their future attempts to broker deals relating to marketing, sponsorship and manufacturing.

Rise Young Women's Clubs visit to Umlazi

On 11th October 2015 the provincial Soul City team was on a support visit in Umlazi.

Rise Young Women's Clubs using sport for healthy lifestyle

On 10th October 2015 the Sizophikelela, Sizokhululeka and Independent RYWC Clubs from Dumbe Local Municipality challenged each other to a friendly game of netball in Paul Pietersburg.

Eastern Cape Rise Young Women’s Club a proud winner in an NYDA Youth Grant Competition

In June 2015, Rise Clubs from the Eastern Cape were encouraged to enter an NYDA Youth Grant Competition.

Tuberculosis in South Africa: Literature Review

South Africa has the third highest burden of disease in the world, after India and China, with an estimated incidence of 450 000 cases of active TB in 2013, an increase of 400% over the last 15 years (WHO, 2014). An estimated 60-73% of the 450 000 incident cases have both HIV and TB infection.

Soul City TB Formative Research

This formative research was conducted by the Soul City Institute to obtain insight into knowledge, beliefs, perceptions, attitudes and practices relating to TB among the general public and specific populations affected by TB, including people living with HIV (PLHIV), people with TB and directly-observed treatment observers (DOTS).