Rising Above the Storm

We spoke to two incredible women about their journeys facing and conquering cancer.   Make Wellness A Practice Gabrielle Akal is a phenomenal young lady who works as a shoot stylist, social media manager, copywriter and pop-up gym owner in sunny Umhlanga. She shares her story with us about a journey of learning to listen to your body and ensuring that we keep up with our routine checks and doctor visits. “I knew something was...

The Leading Lady

“Be brave, be bold and become.”   Sara Nayager is a daughter, sister, wife, mother, leader and phenomenal woman. She is also the Regional General Manager for Netcare Hospitals across KwaZulu-Natal. Always looking to grow herself and what she knows, Sara strives to learn, share, know, do and, most of all, be more in every aspect of her life. Sara shares that her dad has significantly influenced her life: “My dad taught me never to...

Women Empowering Women

We hear from the Netcare Umhlanga ladies about the remarkable things they are doing for representation in the healthcare industry.   The Netcare female leaders in KwaZulu-Natal recently established a forum advancing and empowering women in healthcare. It was created at Netcare uMhlanga Hospital with the founding concept of inspiring and being inspired. The pandemic had left most healthcare workers emotionally drained and physically and mentally exhausted. Most of these were women who were too...