You have cancer – surely the words we most fear hearing
Nearly 150 000 South Africans will be diagnosed with cancer in the year ahead. We offer some tips to help you face the disease with hope and courage.
Read MoreNearly 150 000 South Africans will be diagnosed with cancer in the year ahead. We offer some tips to help you face the disease with hope and courage.
Read MoreOur checklist of Christmas gift ideas for the over 70s comprises consumables and useful items rather than trinkets and gadgets.
Read MoreAt just R1 980 per month, the SASSA old age grant is clearly not sufficient to live on. And the extra R20 you get if you are 75 years or older makes very little difference.
Read MoreWorld Alzheimer’s Day, on Wednesday 21 September, shines the spotlight on this frightening disease.
Read MoreThinking of hiring a carer to look after an elderly relative (or yourself) at home? Apart from professional qualifications, a good carer has natural qualities that can’t be taught. What are they and why are they so important?
Read MoreWe promote values of: Trust, Accountability, Transparency, Care, Respect, Integrity, Purpose, Service, Compassion, Environment.
We encourage all stakeholders in the spirit of these Values to support our Purpose: ‘To make dignity, growth and meaningful life a realistic prospect for all elders.’
These values are promoted through our work daily with our beneficiaries, stakeholders and general public and carried through to our messaging and advertising on print, broadcast, electronic and social media platforms. As such, The Association for the Aged, has a zero tolerance policy for any vulgar or rude, threatening, abusive, discriminatory, cyber bullying or harassing comments on all our platforms.
Any comments identified as such will be removed from our platforms. Should the perpetrator persist, he or she will be blocked and reported.
For enquiries or reporting please contact us on 0313323721 or email info@tafta.org.za