Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja

HIVST empowers people to know their status, and the huge potential offered by this new tool to improve access to patient-centred testing should be grabbed with both hands. At present, HIVST can act as a screening tool to minimize the time people need to spend at healthcare services, or be done in the privacy of one’s own home with people referring themselves to care if they test HIV-positive. The finalization of South Africa’s next National Strategic Plan for HIV, TB, and STIs (2017-2022) should set high ambitions for the introduction and availability of self-tests over the next five years.

One of the chief reasons we appreciate comedians – and one of the major reasons that they can exert influence on us, is that they continually make us think about things in ways we have never thought about them before: everyday things, trivial things, important things, life-and-death things, all kinds of things.

Men who experience abuse as children are more likely to abuse women, according to a study by the University of the Witwatersrand and Sonke Gender Justice, released on Monday. Men who were abused as children were five times more likely than their counterparts who were not abused to use violence against women.

A long road trip is a serious test for any car so it’s important to check that all is working as it should be - even if the car has recently been serviced. Nicol advised listeners to ensure they’ve checked on their Engine oil, anti-freeze, battery, air filter, brake fluid, lights and other electrics

Dr Linda Godfrey from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) explained: “According to the Memorandum of Agreement that was put in place between the (then) Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, organized labour and business at the start of the plastic bag levy process in South Africa, the revenue generated from the plastic bag levy was to be reinvested in the plastic recycling sector, in support of increased recycling, and with it, job creation.

Total hip replacements are most often done to provide relief for severe arthritic conditions. The surgery is also performed for other problems like hip fractures. Most total hip replacement patients are over 55 years of age, however the surgery is sometimes performed on younger patients. Patients who are candidates for total hip replacement surgery generally have severe pain that impedes work and everyday activities and pain that cannot be managed by anti-inflammatory medications, canes or walkers

Howard told listeners that they will be arrested for being over the limit. Arrive Alive states that the legal alcohol limit of 0,05g/100ml is exceeded after just two standard beers.  If you are suspected of driving over the limit, you will be Breathalysed.. He also added that your blood will be taken after the arrest.  If the Breathalyzer tests positive, you will be taken into custody and sent for further testing at an alcohol testing centre. A registered nurse will take a blood sample from you. The sample will be securely stored and transported by the police to a laboratory.

Ghost writers are writers for hire who take money but none of the credit for the work produced. The original writer, or author, is hiring the ghost as a freelance writer to produce copy writer work for a fee. The author takes all the credit for all the original work produced, including all the original writing produced by the ghost writer. The ghost, who is usually paid in advance of completing the job, gets the money as a “work for hire” job and assumes none of the credit for the ghost writing work.

Continued on-scene, in-depth accident investigations have provided a large volume of data related to the general characteristics of Motorcycle accidents; including accident causation and rider and passenger injury information. The outcome of these investigations can be considered in the identification, development and introduction of countermeasures.

Khuli Chana (Khulani Morule) is a South African hip hop artist famed for his debut solo album The MotswakOriginator. He first came into the spotlight as one half of the hip hop duo, HazzadazzMove, with Kay-G (Kgaugelo) and later became a member of a hip hop group, Morafe, with Towdee (Lerothodi) and Kay-G.