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Sadag warns of high suicide attempts during exam results time
Last week a Soshanguve teenager threw himself onto the railway tracks after learning he had failed grade 11.
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Lesufi urges parents to monitor kids for suicidal behavior
This follows the death of two grade 11 pupils from Pretoria schools where they both committed suicide allegedly after failing their grade.
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Facebook to expand artificial intelligence to help prevent suicide
Facebook began testing the software in the United States in March when the company started scanning the text of Facebook posts and comments for phrases that could be signals of an impending suicide.
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UCT lecturers, residence wardens to receive training on mental health issues
This comes amid concern over an apparent rise in suicides on campus.
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#5facts: The sad extent of suicide in South Africa
Africa Check takes a closer look at five facts about suicide in South Africa.
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Student dies in suspected suicide in Braamfontein
It’s understood the 19-year-old woman jumped from the sixth floor of a student residence on Saturday night.
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[OPINION] How to talk to your child about suicide
The problem of suicide contagion (especially among young people, and those in rural areas) is well documented.
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Cops: It's premature to rule out foul play in Mpumalanga pupil's death
Mpumalanga police's Leonard Hlathi says an inquest docket has been opened and they're investigating the boy's death.
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Mpumalanga pupil (9) commits suicide at school
The Education Department has confirmed a nine-year-old boy has committed suicide.
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Web searches about suicide spike after ‘13 Reasons Why’ released
Google search volumes for queries about suicide were 19% higher than expected in the 19 days following the show’s release.
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Jared Leto's tribute to Chester Bennington
The 'Thirty Seconds to Mars' star was devastated to hear about the death of the Linkin' Park frontman.
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[FACT CHECK] Is suicide the 3rd leading cause of death for those aged 15-24?
Africa Checks looks at the claim by a community newspaper that only car accidents and murder kill more young people than suicide in the country.
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UPDATE: 'Blue Whale': SA concerns, but is it real?
Blue whale
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Dolly Parton considered suicide
Parton tried to shoot herself - but her dog intervened at the last minute and stopped her from pulling the trigger.
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EC cop allegedly commits suicide
Sergeant Michael van der Watt's body was discovered on Thursday after the 35-year-old was reported missing.
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Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez hangs self in jail cell - officials
Hernandez was convicted of murdering an acquaintance near his Massachusetts home June 2013 .
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WC Education denies receiving complaints from pupil who committed suicide
A female Grade 7 learner at the Hyacinth Primary School in Lentegeur committed suicide at home last week.
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Ricki Lake confirms ex-husband's suicide
Ricki Lake's ex-husband committed suicide amid a struggle with bipolar disorder.
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Man (76) commits suicide using fireworks
The man was summoned to attend a protection order case at a Pretoria municipal court on Monday morning.
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Probe launched into Wayne Westner’s suicide
The police's Thulane Zwane on Wednesday confirmed the former golfer shot himself.
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One in eight airline pilots may be clinically depressed
Commercial pilots often don’t disclose this type of illness because they fear negative career repercussions.
