Guest: Dr. Natalia Novikova is a gynaecologist specialising in minimally invasive surgery, pelvic floor disorders, and cosmetic gynaecology in the Gardens area of Cape Town and Sandton area in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Health/social conversations – New breast cancer movement stresses the importance of early detection through regular screening
Breast cancer is the most common cancer type amongst women in South Africa and a lack of regular screening through mammograms and breast sonars are adding to the already heavy burden. Radiology Group, Keystone Radiology, says that they have launched a national campaign, urging women of all ages to prioritise their health by committing to annual breast cancer screenings. Dr Nikoli van Zyl says the Screen Her Save Her movement is based on the premise that early detection through screening is critical.

‘We have officially launched the Screen Her Save Her campaign, aimed at encouraging women to commit to annual breast cancer screenings. We know that breast cancer is one of the most common cancers amongst women and almost 1 in every 25 women are likely to be diagnosed in their lifetime. Early detection could easily become the determining factor when dealing with a life-threatening disease,’ she says.

Dr Van Zyl says despite the numerous awareness campaigns around the disease, the majority of women in South Africa are still uninformed about the necessity for regular screening. Screening can be done via self-examination, Mammography and ultrasound – which remain the gold standard for the early detection of breast cancer.
Guest on the line: Dr Nikoli van Zyl –from Radiology Group, Keystone Radiology

There are 50 million children under the age of 15 living with asthma in sub-Saharan Africa; most of them are reportedly in South Africa. For parents or caregivers of these children managing the illness can be complicated and stressful. Added to that, new information suggests that asthma treatment needs urgent re-examining, leaving parents with questions about the dangers of being over reliant on reliever pumps.
Doctor Marlin McKay, a GP at the Goldman Medical Centre in Johannesburg explains, “When children are diagnosed with the respiratory disease, they are normally prescribed with two different types of inhalers, a maintenance inhaler and a symptom relieving inhaler. 2,3 Findings show that patients with asthma - not precluding children, will frequently underuse the maintenance inhaler which contains an anti-inflammatory therapy, and instead, over-rely on the symptom reliever inhaler. It is usually blue in colour and contains an item which opens up the airways known as short-acting beta2 agonists (SABA) therefore providing rapid and temporary relief for children. The problem with this approach is it can mask the worsening of symptoms and actually increases their risk of asthma attacks.”4-7
Guest on the line: Doctor Marlin McKay, a GP at the Goldman Medical Centre in Johannesburg

Guest: Dr Mariam Khan - is a natural medicine doctor registered with the Allied Health Professions Council of South Africa.

Social conversations –Mindfulness Wednesday-
Heart and Mind Coherence: The foundation of a life being made epic...

Guest on the line: Billy Selekane - Africa’s #1 Professional Inspirational Speaker.
CSP, SASHoF, Speaker Expy recipient.

Being in nature has benefits for people, as studies have shown. There’s ample evidence that experiences of nature have positive physical and psychological outcomes. But these insights have largely come from the Global North. There’s very little research on how urban communities in the Global South experience or view urban nature.
A recently published book we co-edited, Urban Nature Enriching Belonging, Wellbeing and Bioculture, fills this gap. It highlights the diversity of experiences that people may have when interacting with nature in urban areas.
Guest: Michelle Cocks -is an Associate Professor in the Anthropology Department, Rhodes University

Guest: Hakeem Anderson-Lesolang, a complementary therapist, relationships coach, podcaster (SincerelyBlackLove), Best Selling Author (200TruthsAboutLove & In Rosewater) and a black love Yoda.

He would be able to discuss the following in relation to open education resource:
• learner performance and how open education resources improve access to quality and culture sensitive and relevant material
• the difficulty that learners in disadvantages communities have in accessing books and other learning materials
• Possible solutions: could be to make literacy materials readily and freely available for learner. Can also bring in zero rated websites. Molteno Vula Bula website is zero rated

He can also speak on:
• Education (in general)
• Mother tongue-based education
• Bi-literacy (English + African language)
• Parental involvement in education
• Instructional leadership: the role of managers; principals and HOD’s,
Guest on the line: Masennya Dikotla, CEO of Molteno Institute for Language and Literacy NPC

An estimated 600 000 children with disabilities are out of school, according to a 2019 Human Rights Watch article, but the L.U.C.C.A Support and Care Centre in Randburg is bridging this gap by supporting neuro-atypical children from birth to 21 years with their diverse educational, vocational, and functional mobility needs.
Guest on the line: Alison Moschetta -L.U.C.C.A Support and Care Centre founder

Guest: Psychic Medium - Tebogo Mathebeng Mfete