Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja

According to a report in the River this weekend Intellectually gifted children will have a school that caters for their extraordinary learning needs when the Gifted and Advanced Learning Academy of South Africa opens its doors in January next year. Founded by former teacher David Silman, the school aims to help children identified as having "exceptional cognitive ability" to maximise their intellect through a specially designed curriculum. Between 3% and 5% of all populations contain individuals who are intellectually gifted. "This translates into between 30,000 and 50,000 children being present in the system in each grade that can reasonably be [considered] as gifted, [and means] through all grades there are between 360,000 and 500,000 gifted children in South African schools."

In this week’s edition of the car feature we talked about oil.  Nicol advised listeners on what oil should you use in your vehicle, what oil viscosity is and the difference between mineral and synthetic oil.

Well, most of us, at least. Some, of course, had set their clocks for 1:30am to catch a glimpse of Caster's tryst with history and destiny.Fifty five seconds and 28 milliseconds later she was an Olympic gold champion, catapulted into a realm of stardom only a few in this world will ever accomplish Caster Semenya's is an extraordinary story. But it is certainly not hers alone. Caster told Azania that her victory on Sunday was for everyone and anyone who has ever faced discrimination over their "looks" or for "being different".

Talk radio 702 and Azania is brought diverse women together in a celebration of their strength, resolve and grace. Azania was joined by the powerhouse that is Advocate Thuli Madonsela, featuring outspoken media personality Anele Mdoda and courageous student activist, Wanelisa Xaba.

Sangoma Nokulinda Mkhize will be hosting a talk on Ubizo, Mental Health and Intergenerational Trauma in Johannesburg at The Victory Theatre on Saturday the 3rd of September and on the 9th of September at Durban’s Kwa Muhle Museum. The 90 minute talk centres around ubizo (The Calling) in relation to mental health and intergenerational trauma. She explains “The talk will address symptoms of an ancestral calling and other types of spiritual callings as they relate to and differ from  mental health issues and intergenerational trauma in South Africa.

When toddlers are learning to walk, many spend some time walking up on their tip toes, which is known as toe walking. Some toddlers are unable to walk with their whole foot, and this is something that should be checked out by a health professional. Toe walking can be classified into four groups. Some neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy or muscular dystrophy cause the calf muscle to be tighter or change the way it works. This makes it hard or impossible for the child to get their heels onto the ground to walk with their whole foot.

Nicol attended a BMW tech update on the new 7 Series and he talked about the following technologies: Remote parking – you can now drive the car with the key fob while standing outside the car; Gesture control where you can operate infotainment functions by gesturing in the cabin and connected ability to the internet and a connoisseur service at your call.

Dr Ettie Barsky, Training Director and sports physician at Preggie Bellies talked to Azania and 702 landers about the benefits of exercise during pregnancy. New research has shown that moderate exercise during pregnancy may be beneficial to mothers-to-be and may shrink the risk of adverse health effects, such gestational diabetes. The study shown while a controlled exercise training programme didn’t result in weight loss in overweight and obese women, it did result in reduced gestational diabetes and blood pressure.

A board game is a game played across a board by two or more players. The board may have markings and designated spaces, and the board game may have tokens, stones, dice, cards, or other pieces that are used in specific ways throughout the game. The board game is certainly not a new invention. In fact board games found near Jordan in archaeological digs are dated as at least 7000 years old.

A former doctor has alleged that an "old boys" club" has been bullying and promoting a culture of racism and sexism in hospitals. University of Cape Town medical graduate Yumna Moosa has lodged a formal complaint against a medical consultant in KwaZulu-Natal after she was allegedly sexually harassed while doing an internship at a hospital in that province. Moosa released a video on YouTube last week in which she exposes two of her superiors - one a head of department - who advised Moosa to destroy the logbook in which she recorded the incident.