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- A Star Is Born: Episode 35: Michael Jackson: "I just wanted to be loved by everyone"Today would have been Michael Jackson’s 68th birthday.Few artists have ever reached his level of fame — and perhaps even fewer paid such a complicated price for it.HOT1027’s Tara Penny takes a look...4 min
- Female Forward: Episode 31: LibidoDoctors are urging women not to assume a significant drop in their sex drive is simply part of getting older.Libido can be affected by hormones, menopause, pain, stress and other health issues — and in many cases, help is available.HOT1027’s Tara Penny reports...3 min
- A Star is Born: Episode 34: Shania Twain: "I didn't want to get up in front of people"Today, Shania Twain turns 61.She’s the woman who took country music into the pop mainstream, sold more than 100-million records and gave us some of the biggest singalong anthems of the 1990s.But behind the leopard print and infectious confidence is an extraordinary story of poverty, violence, devastating loss, betrayal — and a battle to get her voice back.HOT1027’s Tara Penny takes a look...4 min
- Female Forward: Episode 30: The Power of Setting BoundariesMental-health professionals are urging women to become more comfortable saying what they need — and crucially, what they don't want.They say women are often conditioned to put everybody else's needs first, leaving them feeling guilty when they set boundaries or ask for help.But constantly saying “yes” can come at a cost to our own wellbeing.HOT1027's Tara Penny reports...3 min
- Female Forward: Episode 29: Healthy Eating: What Can You Add?Dietitians are urging women to stop thinking about healthy eating purely in terms of what they need to cut out.They say years of restrictive diets and conflicting advice online have left many women confused — and even frightened of perfectly nutritious foods.HOT1027's Tara Penny reports...3 min
- Female Forward: Episode 28: The warning signs of a strokeWomen are being urged to learn the warning signs of a stroke — and to take their own risk more seriously.The Heart and Stroke Foundation says a woman's lifetime risk of stroke is one in four...And pregnancy, pre-eclampsia and high blood pressure can all influence that risk.But perhaps most worrying — the person having a stroke may not even realise what's happening.HOT1027's Tara Penny reports...3 min
- Female Forward: Episode 27: "The Screening Checklist"Doctors are urging women not to wait until they feel sick before having basic health checks.High blood pressure, cholesterol problems, diabetes, osteoporosis and some cancers can all develop with few — or no — obvious symptoms.But specialists say there's also no single screening checklist that suits every woman.HOT1027's Tara Penny reports...3 min
- Female Forward: Episode 26: The ThyroidWomen experiencing weight gain, changes to their periods or other symptoms in their 40s are being warned not to automatically assume they're going through perimenopause.Gynaecologists say thyroid problems can produce a remarkably similar picture — and may be overlooked when symptoms are simply blamed on changing female hormones.HOT1027’s Tara Penny takes a look...3 min
- Female Forward: Episode 25: The slippery slope of self-medication & burnoutA Johannesburg psychiatrist is warning that burnout among women doesn't always look like someone falling apart.Women can still be working, raising families and keeping everything running while becoming anxious, exhausted and increasingly reliant on alcohol or medication to switch off.HOT1027’s Tara Penny has more …3 min
- Female Forward: Episode 24: Do you have dense breasts?Women are being urged to find out whether they have dense breast tissue — because it can both increase their risk of breast cancer and make tumours harder to detect.And doctors say there's no way to tell simply by looking at your breasts or examining them yourself.HOT1027's Tara Penny takes a look...3 min
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Not every story worth telling is breaking news.
At HOT1027 News, we look beyond the headlines to find the people, moments and ideas that deserve to be heard. From extraordinary South Africans changing lives in their own communities to remarkable journeys, inspiring breakthroughs, forgotten history and fascinating conversations, we tell the stories that often slip beneath the news cycle.
Our team believes journalism should do more than inform. It should inspire, challenge, connect and occasionally restore your faith in humanity.
These are the stories that make us laugh, think, wonder and hope. They're the stories that remind us that ordinary people are capable of extraordinary things.
Because sometimes, the stories that matter most... are Not Breaking News.