Ketamine for Depression: South African Psychiatrist Highlights Hope, Risks, and the Need for Safeguards As conversations around mental health continue to grow, a new treatment option is making headlines worldwide—ketamine therapy for depression.To help unpack the...

South Africa’s Screen Time Wake-Up Call: Protecting Our Families’ Minds and Well-Being South Africa is making headlines again—but this time, it’s a wake-up call for every parent, grandparent, and caregiver.We’ve become one of the countries with the highest daily...

South Africa’s Screen Time Crisis: Expert Warnings from Dr. Melane van Zyl on the Mental Health Risks for Children and Adults South Africa is making headlines for all the wrong reasons: we are now among the countries with the highest average daily screen time in the...

South Africa’s Screen Time Crisis – Dr. Melane van Zyl Speaks Out RSG Interview South Africa is facing a screen time crisis—one with serious mental health consequences for both adults and children. In a recent interview with RSG, Dr. Melane van Zyl, psychiatrist and...

Dr. Melane van Zyl: Why SA Kids’ Screen Time Is a Mental Health Crisis By Dr. Melané van Zyl South Africa’s Screen Time Crisis: Expert Warns of Rising Mental Health Risks in Children South Africa is now officially leading the world—not in sports or education—but in...

From the Doctor's Desk: The Unseen Toll of Your Daily Commute By Dr. Melané van Zyl As a psychiatrist and a member of the South African Society of Psychiatrists, I observe the hidden casualties of our city's infrastructure daily. We see the headlines about Cape Town's...

Cape Town Traffic is Mentally Draining Us – Here’s Why, According to Psychiatrist Dr. Melané van Zyl As a psychiatrist deeply concerned with the mental wellbeing of South Africans, I’ve seen firsthand how the daily commute—particularly in Cape Town—has become more...

In a time where technology and trends shape the lives of our youth, I see a silent crisis emerging in South Africa: the growing use of e-cigarettes, or vaping, among teenagers. As a psychiatrist working closely with young people, I’ve had increasing concerns about...

My Fellow South Africans, I’m Dr. Melane van Zyl, a psychiatrist practicing here in our beautiful country. Recently, after a conversation on Pretoria FM, I felt a pressing need to speak directly to you—the parents, the teachers, and most importantly, the teenagers who...