Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja

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Afternoons with Relebogile Mabotja episodes

March 31, 2016 Rev. Frank Chikane discusses plans to erode racism
Reverend Frank Chikane spoke to Azania Mosaka this afternoon about a newly established group that will help tackle racism. Reverend Chikane says putting laws in place to deal with the issue is not sufficient. The group is also made up of former Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) boss Brigalia Bam and Judge Yvonne Mokgoro. The group, established will work with civil society to fight racism, xenophobia and other forms of discrimination.
24 min
March 31, 2016 Lack of sleep may cause type 2 diabetes in women – study
Latest research shows that women with sleep problems have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The 10-year study by Harvard University in the US focused on 133 353 women with sleep problems such as difficulties falling or staying asleep and sleep apnoea. The study group included women shift workers and concluded that at least 45% of all these women stood a greater chance of developing type 2 diabetes compared to others. SA Nutritional Consultant, Vanessa Ascencao says sleep is as important as eating and breathing and sleep deprivation can have a detrimental impact on mental and physical health
17 min
March 24, 2016 ‘Crushing colonization’
Thando Mgqolozana is the author of Hear Me Alone (2011) and A Man Who Is Not a Man (2009), a novel that enjoyed critical success and waslong-listed for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. His latest novel is Unimportance. He joined Azania on show to talk about the importance of decolonizing literature in South Africa. Thando curated the 19th edition of the Time of the Writer Festival, held in Durban last week.
17 min
March 17, 2016 Health feature
Azania looks at foot ailments and treatment with podiatrist extraordinaire Dennis Rehbock
14 min
March 10, 2016 Finding out more about Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a broad term used to describe a group of chronic "palsies" -- disorders that impair control of movement due to damage to the developing brain. CP is one of the most common causes of chronic childhood disability. Between 35% and 50% of all children with CP will have an accompanying seizure disorder and some level of mental retardation. They also may have learning disabilities and vision, speech, hearing, or language problems. Much remains unknown about the disorder's causes, but evidence supports theories that infections, birth injuries, and poor oxygen supply to the brain before, during, and immediately after birth result are common factors. Premature infants are particularly vulnerable. Severe illness (such as meningitis) during the first years of life, physical trauma, and severe dehydration can cause brain injury and result in CP.
20 min
March 03, 2016 Neurologist, Dr. Dave Anderson unpacks epilepsy
Epileptic seizures are sudden, often dramatic "electrical storms" in the brain that affect about 0.5% of the population. All may be seen as symptoms of a wide variety of underlying disorders of brain or body that promote seizure activity. There are several different seizure types. Some seizures cause convulsions with loss of consciousness and violent muscle spasms, while others may involve unusual sensations, brief periods of "blanking out" or manifest simply as altered behavior. The term epilepsy is used when seizures are recurrent over an extended time period.
20 min
March 02, 2016 Master Class: Forensic entomology
Forensic entomology concerns legal evidence provided by insects. Just as law is concerned not only with murders, forensic entomology is broad in scope. In fact, it can be subdivided into four arenas: medico-legal forensic entomology is the one most familiar to the public, while urban, stored product, andenvironmental forensic entomology form the other specialities. Professor Martin H Villet, Director at the Southern African Forensic Entomology Research Laboratory said this classification is based on the communities of insects that are typically involved, but also tends to reflect the branches of law and the types of client that a forensic entomologist encounters. Although the distinctions are somewhat artificial, they help to outline the diverse scope of this kind of work.
42 min
February 25, 2016 Spreading awareness on meningitis
Professor Anne von Gottberg, Co-head: Centre for Respiratory Diseases and Meningitis National Institute for Communicable Diseases was on the show this afternoon to chat about meningitis. Professor Anne highlighted the importance of getting children vaccinated and always adhering to cleanliness. We also unpacked the various types of meningitis, causes, symptoms and treatment.
20 min
February 23, 2016 Dr. Rebecca Malope celebrates 3o years in the music industry
Few artists occupy the high firmament that Rebecca Malope enjoys in the South African music scene. She has released 36 chart breaking albums, sold millions of copies, won countless music awards, honoured by institutions of higher learning and above all is respected by her peers and revered by legions of her fans. From the moment she entered and won “Shell Road To Fame”, Malope’s name was in the stars. Her superb collaboration with Sizwe Zako, Vuyo Mokoena and Jabu Nkabinde weaned her off bubblegum music and instead spurned gospel anthems that inspired generations.

39 min
February 19, 2016 Fashion Feature: KHULA ON KICKSTARTER: I AM A PIECE OF ART
Meaning ‘growth’, Khula serves as a platform to introduce the artists to a global audience. “The bags are ethically produced by a small manufacturer in Cape Town, and we use locally sourced materials only. We have now designed our second collection: a unisex collection called “I am a piece of art” with Shoppers, Satchels, Holdalls, Carryalls, Laptop bags, and Backpacks.” Says Khula founder Moniek van Erven

9 min