NIGHT FALL

NIGHT FALL

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NIGHT FALL episodes

  • Closet Conversations: Talking to children about sex
    Talking to your kid about sex can be daunting.

    When is it the right time to begin having a conversation about sex with your children?
    Do you tell them everything about sex at a go?

    Guest: Coach Mathawe Matsapola -
    She wears many hats, life coach, seasoned journalist, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur among other things
    45 min
  • Educational/social Conversations: raising funds to address the issue of stunting
    The Shoprite Group has a fundraising drive in all of its 764 Shoprite, Checkers and Checkers Hyper supermarkets countrywide in an effort to combat stunting, which impacts 1.5 million South African children, with 3 out of every 10 children suffering chronic malnutrition.
    A percentage of the sale of each packet of Shoprite Ritebrand and Checkers Housebrand soup is going to the Lunchbox Fund.
    “Since its inception just over 18 months ago, this initiative has generated enough to provide 650 000 meals to more than 4 000 primary and secondary school children,” says CSI Manager, Lunga Schoeman. “We’ve created a sustainable source of funding to further support the Shoprite Group’s extensive hunger relief efforts in communities across South Africa.”
    Guest: Sue Wildish, Managing Director at the Lunchbox Fund.
    32 min
  • Closet Conversations: Talking Men’s health
    Can you please tell us the kind of issue that arise in men?

    •What signs should men look out for when they need to consult a Urologist?
    • Why is there apprehension or reluctancy in men to consult Urologists?
    • Please tell us what is erectile dysfunction?
    • Urologists diagnose and treat diseases of the urinary tract in both men and women. They also treat all parts of the male reproductive system like the prostate. Prostate cancer, is the most common male cancer locally and globally and showing significant increases. It is also known as the “silent killer” Please tell us why is that? How can men prevent it?

    Guest on the line: Dr Anthony Smith –family physician and medical sexologist
    47 min
  • Health conversations: Hearing loss is a neglected hazard for miners in South Africa
    South Africa’s mining industry has long been an important part of the country’s economy.
    In 2020 alone, despite COVID-19, mining contributed R361.6 billion (almost 20 billion US dollars) towards South Africa’s gross domestic product, a share of over 8%. The industry employs 451,000 people.
    But despite its value and the regulations in place to protect workers, it has been criticised for a poor record of health and safety.
    The South African constitution guarantees workers’ right to an environment that is not harmful to their health or wellbeing. Employers must provide a reasonably practicable working environment that is safe and without risk to the health of employees.
    Guest on the line: Nomfundo Moroe -Lecturer at the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of the Witwatersrand
    26 min
  • Health /social Conversations: Who are the people most likely to be SA's Covid super-spreaders?
    South Africans can be divided into two broad groups: those that are largely adhering to Covid-19 preventative measures, and those that show only limited adherence to the recommended guidelines. It is this latter group that should be of concern as they are potentially super-spreaders of Covid-19.
    According to Ask Afrika’s Covid-19 Tracker study, the larger of these groups, representing around 65% of South Africans, can be classified as exhibiting high adherence to sanitation and preventative measures such as mask-wearing and social distancing, while the remainder – 35% - can be classified as demonstrating limited adherence. The limited adherence group is least likely to observe behaviours pertaining to social distancing and isolating after testing positive for Covid-19 – potentially becoming super spreaders of the virus.
    Guest on the line: Andrea rademeyer, CEO of ask Afrika
    24 min

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Educational, Late night talk, Mandate and music. Vox Pops, getting the word from the public.