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South African teenagers

Not going to school makes kids sad – how Covid restrictions affected teens’ mental health

Maverick Citizen

Not going to school makes kids sad – how Covid restrictions affected teens’ mental health

By Beth Amato

South Africa

Purple menace – South African teens embrace codeine-fuelled DIY high

By Zano Kunene, Linda Pretorius and Joan van Dyk