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Party with caution this summer
Party season is coming up, which means it's time to let your hair down, forget the troubles of the past year and just have a good time with your friends and colleagues.
There's nothing wrong with that, but remember to be sensible and safeguard your health. Drinking and eating too much may lead to regret when all the partying is over.
Should my man be circumcised?
It is over 200 years since King Shaka Zulu banned the circumcision of young Zulu men, which had been the practice until then. This, history teaches us, was because the three-month ukusoka procedure - during which the youths went off to entabeni (the mountain) to learn how to live as adult men, and to be circumcised -robbed him of his fittest and finest warriors until they returned to their homes again.
In 2009, however, King Goodwill Zwelithini announced that male circumcision was to be reintroduced among the Zulu community. His statement was met with some surprise, but it was revealed that his ruling was in response to studies that had shown that circumcised men are far less likely to become infected with HIV/Aids than is the case with uncircumcised men.
Sex act declared unconstitutional
Teenagers between the ages of 12 and 16 can freely engage in consensual kissing and other forms of intimate expression and sex without any fear of being arrested after the Constitutional Court declared Sexual Offences Act as non-constitutional and harmful to teenagers.
This came after the Constitutional Court recently ruled that the controversial Act infringed the right to dignity and privacy of teenagers.
SA health-care system in crisis?
It's enshrined in our Constitution: the human right to health care for all citizens of South Africa.
According to the Constitution, hospitals, clinics, medicine, and doctors' services must be accessible, available, acceptable, and of good quality for everyone on an equitable basis, where and when needed.
Hope for HIV patients
A new pill is set to change the lives of about two million South Africans who are on antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to manage HIV.Passionate about skin care
Kimberly-born Roxy Marosa is an actress, a motivational speaker and an entrepreneur . You may recognise her face from TV ads and magazines. Roxy loves to see people going for things they are passionate about in life. "I like to empower people and in launching the Roxy Marosa skin care range, I can do so."Raped by your boyfriend
Millicent Mothiba (not her real name), a Grade 12 learner, says she will never forget the day her ex-boyfriend Tshepo * turned into a monster and took her virginity.‘I chose virginity’
My name is Mandisa Makhubela*. I was raised by my strict grandmother, MaKhumalo, in a remote village in KwaZulu-Natal after the death of my mother due to HIV/Aids.Kyanya and Phila keep viewers hooked
The second season of ,Intersexions has taken a slightly different approach from the captivating first season. This time, the cast includes more of Mzansi's talented youth. The aim of this SABC1 series is to educate viewers about social challenges such as HIV/Aids and the dangers of having sexual relations with different partners.Can I tell my boss my HIV status?
The approach to HIV and people living with the disease has changed over the last 17 years: from a debate as to whether HIV causes Aids, to garlic and beetroot treating HIV patients, to to antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) being rolled out throughout the country. Government now spends more on the treatment of HIV patients, going a long way in dealing with the stigma which HIV-positive people have to endure every day. While many may have found a way to living positively with HIV, others still live in fear of being discriminated against at work. they are afraid that, once anyone knows their status, they'll be fired.Page 1 of 3 pages 1 2 3 >
