Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja

“My mother was a domestic worker for a white Jewish family and my father a petrol pump attendant. After I was born, my mother’s employers fell in love with me and brought me up as their own child. This was a huge sacrifice for my parents but at the time, they felt it would be the best as I would then be educated and exposed to Western society,” Rosie Motene

Functional Medicine addresses the underlying causes of disease, using a systems-oriented approach and engaging both patient and practitioner in a therapeutic partnership. It is an evolution in the practice of medicine that better addresses the healthcare needs of the 21st century. By shifting the traditional disease-centered focus of medical practice to a more patient-centered approach,

Functional Medicine addresses the whole person, not just an isolated set of symptoms. Functional Medicine practitioners spend time with their patients, listening to their histories and looking at the interactions among genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors that can influence long-term health and complex, chronic disease. In this way, Functional Medicine supports the unique expression of health and vitality for each individual.

The function of music in the movies is a very wide field. Music can serve several purposes that are either important on the emotional side of the movie or help/enhance the storytelling. It is not only helpful but essential for any director/producer to keep the music in mind when planning/shooting the movie. For example collages that practically don’t work at all without film music can have a fantastic effect later with the appropriate music.

A flat tyre often happens at the most inopportune moment or location. Most people may call roadside assistance, but they'll likely be waiting about 45 minutes to an hour. If you know how to change the spare, it's a dirty job and chances are you're not properly dressed for it. Worse yet, your car may have no spare and you don't know how to use the tyre repair kit. Enter the run-flat tire. Run-flat or zero-pressure tires can support the weight of a vehicle for a short time, providing the driver with roughly 100 miles of range to find a repair shop. While it may sound like the perfect solution, car owners and car shoppers should know about the trade-offs.

What is a Stroke? A stroke is a sudden interruption in the blood supply of the brain. Most strokes are caused by an abrupt blockage of arteries leading to the brain (ischemic stroke).  Other strokes are caused by bleeding into brain tissue when a blood vessel bursts (hemorrhagic stroke). Because stroke occurs rapidly and requires immediate treatment, stroke is also called a brain attack. When the symptoms of a stroke last only a short time (less than an hour), this is called a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or mini-stroke.

James Ngcobo is a stage, television and film actor. He has appeared in SABC3’s Hard Copy, SABC2’s Stokvel (sitcom) and has appeared at London's Young Vic in The Revolution. In addition, he has toured the United States as a cast member of The Horn of Sorrow and toured Britain in The Cherry Orchard.  He has also performed in SizwaBanzi is Dead at Britain's Festival Hall.

Today Nicol spoke about tyre changes and if you have to tow different tyre brands if they should go left and right or front and back in pairs.

Nicol Louw and Car Magazine are on a road trip in a 1958 DKW from Polokwane to Cape Town in three days.The reason for the trip is that CAR magazine is celebrating its 60th birthday and the team are driving the 60 year old car down as part of the celebrations. Nicol will be on the road between Kimberley and Beaufort West this afternoon and thought it fit to chat about classic cars, the up keep and how it actually feels to drive a car that is 60 years old?

Psoriasis occurs when skin cells quickly rise from their origin below the surface of the skin and pile up on the surface before they have a chance to mature. Usually this movement (also called turnover) takes about a month, but in psoriasis it may occur in only a few days.

Born in 1949 in Bemoni in South Africa, Ismail Mohamed-Jan – better known as Pops Mohamed – may be South Africa’s most versatile musician. He first played the guitar and keyboard then turned to traditional music from various lands, especially South Africa. He plays ancient instruments like the thumb-piano, kora and didgeridoo but also experiments with the newest technology, always in the service of music.