Depression is a long-term state of mind of unhappiness which changes a person's way of living, behaviour and affects their choices. Depression has become a social problem because a large number of people get affected. More than 264 million people of all ages experience depression globally. Depression leads to more than 1 million suicide a year globally. Depression affects a person's productivity which then affects the overall economy which then becomes a problem. The loss of lives is also alarming. Depression is very broad and can not be solved by one solution or strategy. The first step is to educate people about depression and mental illnesses.

Smash-and-grab is a form of theft. It is not a social problem because it does not happen regularly, there are not so many cases of it and not so many people get affected. The very little strategies implemented to prevent Smash-and-grabs are effective to a certain extent.

Rape is the act of forcing sexual intercourse without consent or against will. Rape has become a social problem because it is happening too often, a lot of people are getting affected and it is causing public uunrest. It is getting the people's s attention as well as the media's attention, people are starting to demand for change and protection. South Africa has the highest rape rate in the world. More than 40% of women in South Africa got raped. The government needs to commit more to this social problem by putting the law on the side of victims, support victims in all aspects and equip the police force with more resources.

Fast Foods is not a social problem because the people enjoy it and the impact of fast foods on the people's health has not shown to be a serious matter that needs to be fixed or needs attention. 

HIV and AIDS is when the immune system is being attacked by the virus. It is a social problem because too many people are getting affected and people are being careless.It currently has no cure. 35 million people in the world are living with HIV and AIDS. South Africa has the biggest epidemic in the world. People need to be continuously educated about the virus, how to prevent from getting it and how to continue living with it while keeping others out of danger.