The 2026 Global Digital Overview Report recently ranked South Africans among the world’s highest users of online media, with almost 53 hours a week, compared with the global average of 33 hours and 27 minutes. Occupational therapist, Rebecca Hurst and Claudia van Blerk, occupational therapist and manager of the Centre of Psychotherapy Excellence (COPE) at Netcare Akeso Umhlanga, take a deeper look at what’s driving our nation’s online obsession …
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