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Breaking the silence: Men & mental health

Silja Fröhlich
July 16, 2025

How do you heal when the world tells you to toughen up? In this unfiltered episode of Don’t Hold Back, award-winning activist, author, poet, and father, Zola Tshayana, joins Nozibele Qamngana-Mayaba for a raw conversation on men, mental health, and the urgent need for change.

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Don't Hold Back

Money, sex, relationships, addiction, careers and more! South Africans chat openly and frankly about their experiences in these videos hosted by Nozibele Qamngana-Mayaba.

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