Guest 1 on the line: Andrew Oberholzer- CEO – The Prostate Cancer Foundation

This September, Prostate Cancer Awareness month, The Urology Hospital will participate in the “I took the Test” campaign in partnership with Astellas and The Prostate Cancer Foundation by providing free PSA tests.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting men in SA and showing significant increases. The lifetime risk for prostate cancer in men in South Africa is approximately 1 in 4 for Black African men and 1 in 8 for white males. International and local research indicates that the risk for aggressive prostate cancer is higher in black men.

Race is a major risk factor for prostate cancer, with black African men having a 60 percent increased risk for prostate cancer. They’re also about 2,5 times more likely to die from the disease than other races. “It is greatly recommended that men of African origin screen from the age of 40 and that other ethnic groups start from 45. Early detection is key and those with a family history of prostate cancer should be screened often.”” says Malcolm Anthony, Chief Executive Officer at the Urology Hospital.

Guest 1 on the line: Dr Elizabeth le Roux is currently Assistant Professor at the University of Aarhus, Denmark, and a Research Fellow at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

The Oppenheimer Generations Research and Conservation (OGRC) annually awards a worthy researcher the JWO research grant worth $150 000 (approx. 2 million rand) to contribute to their research around combating an African environmental challenge.

This year we received a total of 332 applications and have finally reduced to our Top 3 candidates, including Dr Alice Karanja, Dr Peta Brom and Dr Elizabeth Le Roux, what a great story for African research.

Guests on the line: Star Brown - is a well-known and trustworthy Psychic with over 30 years’ experience.

The 1860 Heritage Centre has paid tribute to the legacy of Steve Bantu Biko on the 45th anniversary of his murder. The centre said that today (Monday) marked the 45th anniversary of Steve Bantu Biko’s murder at the hands of four security police in 1977. “While we have the freedom he sacrificed his life for, the type of country he yearned for is in deep crisis,” the centre said. “In paying tribute to the legacy of Steve Bantu Biko on this day, September 12, 2022, it is time for all of us to take off our coats.”

Guest on the line: Former Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) boss Themba Godi and the President of African People’s Convention (APC)

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Guest on the line: Black Consciousness Movement's president, Dr. Hlulani Mabasa

I was with my family when a new naturist beach made headlines. A site on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal had been made official as SA's first legal nudist beach. I sat there, silent and stiff-necked with a poker face, pretending to be disinterested. On the inside I was beaming from ear to ear. A relative deemed the whole affair vulgar and obscene. The gender mix there made it worse. In each other's presence, men and women gallivanted between sand and sea on Mpenjati Beach. The low blow was a remark about how it was only a matter of time before someone got killed there — that would bring an end to the nonsense! I remember wondering, "Gosh, is it so bad that someone must die?" The status of the beach has since been revoked and, no doubt, some people are glad that SA now has no legal nudist beaches…..Vongani Nkuna

Guest 1 on the line: SA nudist - Vogani Nkuna

Myburgh has released a book of his travels called The Bushman Winter Has Come, of which he signed copies for his followers at the event hosted by Fourways-based life coaching practice Inner Coaching. The obvious strain on the power grid was welcomed for a change, as the candlelit auditorium created the perfect ambiance for Myburgh to break the silence with a raspy voice, which spoke of journeys through sub-Saharan Africa in search of ancient cultures. nHis journey to becoming world-renowned for his anthropology studies and documentary filmmaking, began when he travelled to the Kalahari Desert in Botswana to find the nomadic tribe of the /Gwikwe people, with whom he eventually spent seven years with. Known to the general world as bushmen – although this classification is not historically correct according to Myburgh – the /Gwikwe people were the last remaining Bantu tribe in Southern Africa left truly untouched by modern civilisation. In his introductory talk, Myburgh told of learning to speak in their native tongue, of their family and traditional values, and their belief in the interconnection between life and death. “It’s important to understand that these people whom we call Bushmen, or are anthropologically referred to as Khoisan, are incorrectly labelled,” Myburgh said. “We, in a modern society never had the inclination to ask what they, the first natives of Southern Africa, call themselves. In more than 300 years we still haven’t gotten their names right. “It’s quite something when you consider that our ancestors were all first people at one time somewhere in the world.”

Guest 1 on the line: Paul Myburgh -author, anthropologist and accomplished documentary filmmaker

What does the law say about treating non-South Africans? According to South Africa’s National Health Act, primary healthcare facilities run by the state must provide free care to everyone, except for people covered by private medical aid schemes. The country’s Refugee Act of 1998 stipulates that refugees are entitled to the same access to treatment and “basic healthcare services” as citizens in public healthcare facilities. This also applies to undocumented migrants who are citizens of any country in the Southern Africa Development Community. For higher levels of care, refugees and migrants must pass a means test. In some situations, irregular migrants must pay the whole cost of medical services. These laws reflect the country’s constitution. Section 27 states that healthcare are a right that should be afforded to everyone.

Guest 1 on the line: Kudakwashe Vanyoro is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS), University of the Witwatersrand

Guest on line: Mathawe Matsapola -Seasoned Journalist & Editor/Entrepreneur/Certified Life Coach and COMENSA member/ Speaker/

But it’s a lot harder when dealing with family and friends who engage in toxic behaviour that can range between being racist, sexist, homophobic, abusive, etc.

What do you do when confronted with a relative or friend who says something you cannot ignore? What if they’ve always had a pattern of awful behaviour that you’re only beginning to notice now?

And most importantly, if you do decide to confront them, are you prepared for your relationship to change or end?

Guest 1 on the line: Mocholoko Dr. Zulumathabo Zulu- s a Doctoral Practitioner; Research Scientist & Director of the independent Madisebo University Research Institute

Limpopo has become the second province to record an incident in which a group of women were held at gunpoint and gang-raped before being robbed of their belongings.

In the latest incident, five women were locked up in the offices of a funeral parlour and raped at Malipsdrift outside Polokwane in the early hours of Sunday. This follows the gang-rape of eight music video actresses in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, about six weeks ago.

Limpopo police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo, said that on Sunday six heavily armed men targeted two funeral parlours next to Leporong along the R37 road.

“Two female friends on their way to visit a boyfriend working at Wisani Burial Society, were walking along the R37 road, when they were accosted by six men who grabbed them and took them to the first mortuary where they shot and injured one employee.

Guest 1 on the line: Thembeka Gumede, DEAFinition director.

In support of this year’s theme: ‘Building Inclusive Communities for All‘, DEAFinition, an NPC that provides a range of services and funding opportunities to promote equal access for South Africa’s deaf community, encourages both individuals and corporates to intentionally evaluate the way in which they communicate to ensure their messaging is inclusive to everyone.

Deaf people the world over experience language deprivation and are being left out in many areas of society.

The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the dire predicament deaf people experience when trying to access life-saving health information and services.

“The next time you walk into a bank, police station or hospital, imagine what it might be like to be deaf, and imagine constantly being misunderstood or having to explain yourself over and over simply because the other person does not communicate in your language,” said Thembeka Gumede, DEAFinition director.