Life of today is relatively challenging, has its own fair share of ups and downs and also challenges that may bring a sudden end to one·s life. On average daily people lose their lives to roads accidents, fatal attacks, and fatal illnesses that sometimes emerge suddenly. Of all the mentioned unfortunate events, the gender most affected is men.

In this current tough times that we find ourselves living in, we all have grown fond to the idea of no longer awaiting formal employment in order to make a living, but come up with alternative entrepreneur ventures.

We are currently under quite a few pandemics as a country, Covid-19, GBV and Unemployment. Latest stats released show that the pandemic against unemployment won·t be won or overthrown anytime soon. Therefore self-employment has proved to be a current way to go.

Most people think of tuberculosis, often called TB, as a serious disease that affects the lungs. That's true, but it can also affect other parts of the body, including your brain and spine. It's not a problem for most people with healthy immune systems: One can have TB germs in the body and not get sick or spread the disease to others.

Today·s life has become to be accepted by many as life with various illnesses and conditions and so on, simply because many now are living with various illnesses or conditions invincible to the naked eyes of the next person, but having a serious strain or taking their tall on the person.

This month of October has been set aside to commemorate amongst others, an invisible terrorizing condition Breast cancer. This type of cancer occurs mostly in women and rarely in men. Symptoms of breast cancer include a lump in the breast, bloody discharge from the nipple and changes in the shape or texture of the nipple or breast.

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After more than almost three decades, South Africa and many other countries throughout the continent and the world at large have grown to finally accept HIV as just an ordinary lifestyle illness that requires one to just take good care of themselves, exercise regularly, eat healthy and take their medication. The many public awareness campaigns that had been made throughout all media platforms including social media as well have helped greatly in encouraging others to make peace with their statuses pursue a happy peaceful life and also disclose their statuses to their loved ones as well. Disclosing of one’s HIV status is always a personal choice that is taken when one is ready and is quite capable of handling all that will be following thereafter. But the harder one comes always when an adult has to disclose to the child why they have been feeding him/her medication every day from their earliest onset childhood, disclosing to a child that he/she is hiv positive, what hiv is and what it means for them to be hiv positive.

Life itself has many stumbling blocks that constantly knocks one over and over again to the ground. But regardless of how many times or hard one may fall, the greatest victory comes in how many times we stand up and proceed with the journey of life, and also turning the sour situation into the best and advantageous as it can ever be.  One of the popular stumbling blocks that has been widely troublesome to the society as a whole is the HIV & AIDS pandemic.  HIV has been and it still does continue to be a problematic underlying silent pandemic amongst our communities. There is still a lot that encompasses the virus itself, stigma and underlying illnesses caused or emerging as a result of the virus.  But great heroinesses that have emerged more stronger and more courageous from this pandemic have come to turn the tables around, and also change the game completely. Instead of being oppressed about being born and living with a lifetime virus, 27 years old Miss Kedibone Sharon Machethe decided to turn the tables around after having learned that she had been born with HIV when she was just 20 years old. The Limpopo born Simply Shazzy as she is popularly known, went on to learn much as she could about HIV and came to educate the masses about it on various social media platforms. 

The world we live in requires one if not all of us to constantly have a secure and reliable support system, be it either organizations or individuals we rely on for unconditional support. For business start-ups, the same applies. All business start-ups rely on various kinds and types of support, be it their clientele, their word-of-mouth marketers or even their loyal suppliers and distributors. Without such kind of assistance it can be extremely hard for beginners in the business world, and eventually lead to their unforeseen downfalls. Having seen the importance of solid support for business beginners, a couple decided to start a media and marketing company to offer very affordable services to them to ensure that they get to build their brands at affordable prices, and even grow with them. Mrs Sarah Motshwane Sebetola and her late husband started their business Tshepiso Branding Solutions on the premise of living their purpose of helping uplift others by offering affordable branding and printing services.

The versatile world that we live in has opened up so many opportunities and created decent ways for others to make a living legitly so. Because of the continuous evolving world into one global community, consumers all over the world are no longer subjected to only that which is offered by retailers or dealers, but have the privilege to select that which they want and think its best suited for them and their needs. The same status quo has been applicable for a longer while in the cleaning detergents tradings, having had customers limited to only certain brands they find in the retailers. Well lately all that has changed with the advent emergence of local made cleaning products by local people. This then affords consumers opportunities to engage with detergents manufactures explaining their needs and wants, and getting products directly suited for fixing their problems. After the Covid’s heightened need for thorough hygiene, one long passionate entrepreneur by heart Mrs Basetsana Taku saw the opportunity brace the business market with one of her long ideal concepts of cleaning detergents. The Rusternburg born mother of two saw the best opportunity to release her detergents products into the market at a time when proper hygiene was overly emphasized, and she surprised the markets with Sparkling Diamond, a full range of cleaning products for households and companies. 

Psoriasis is a common skin condition that changes the life cycle of skin cells. Psoriasis causes cells to build up rapidly on the surface of the skin. The extra skin cells form thick, silvery scales and itchy, dry, red patches that are sometimes painful. Psoriasis is a persistent, long-lasting (chronic) disease. There may be times when your psoriasis symptoms get better alternating with times your psoriasis worsens. Psoriasis signs and symptoms can vary from person to person but may include one or more of the following: Red patches of skin covered with silvery scales, Small scaling spots (commonly seen in children), Dry, cracked skin that may bleed, Itching, burning or soreness, Thickened, pitted or ridged nails, Swollen and stiff joints. The primary goal of treatment is to stop the skin cells from growing so quickly. While there isn't a cure, psoriasis treatments may offer significant relief. Lifestyle measures, such as using a non-prescription cortisone cream and exposing your skin to small amounts of natural sunlight, also may improve your psoriasis symptoms.

The versatile world that we live in has opened up so many opportunities and created decent ways for others to make a living legitly so. Because of the continuous evolving world into one global community, consumers all over the world are no longer subjected to only that which is offered by retailers or dealers, but have the privilege to select that which they want and specifically ask for custom making of their product in their preferred designs and decorations. Just as the world had been slowly but surely developing and adapting to the new norm of affording the consumers a wide variety of options, one wise born-entrepreneur saw a lifetime opportunity and did not waste time seizing it, venturing into interior designing, customizing furniture to suit a consumer’s lifestyle and expectations for both residential and corporate areas as well. 43 years old Kgomotso Malope of Johannesburg formally kick-started her business Motso-Designed a little more than five years ago, the company specializes in Interior designs, branding and wallpaper printings as well. 

HIV has been and it still does continue to be problematic underlying silent pandemic amongst our communities. There is still a lot that encompasses the virus itself, stigma and underlying illnesses caused or emerging as a result of the virus. All this challenges associated with the pandemic virus can be swiftly defeated provided that one is open and courageous enough to go out and live their life to the fullest, fighting the virus and all its associated challenged with all they have got. Eventually one may triumph over the pandemic and emerge a hero even in front of the eyes of those who were stigmatizing her. Of all the heroes who triumphed over the HIV pandemic, one of those who needs to be acknowledged is 49 years old Miss Meisie Motaung. The courageous woman of worth has been living with the virus for the past 17 years. Having been infected in her early 30’s, the strong and independent lady from Mabopane township chose not to let the virus define or dictate to how she should leave her life, instead she led the journey developing a new normal lifestyle of an HIV+ person.

One of the few major life lessons we have thus learned from life ever since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic is that one may plan to do this and that, but the higher forces above us will have a deciding plan or move of action. Many might have planned that after so many years as formal employees, they would have saved enough to do certain projects and so on, or enough to start their small businesses, or to even retire. But covid-19 and its ripple effects did have the ultimate deciding factor, derailing many from their both short and long term plans, and also sending many into stricter destitute corners of unemployment and no incomes non so ever. This then becomes a time when one has to think on their feet steadily so, and derive opportunities from anything at all in one’s surroundings. For great minds like that of Lufuno Rasoeose, such kind of sudden life changing situations do not mean one’s hopes for better life are shuttered, but rather they think on their feet and come up with new better ideas of making a living. The 32 years old Pretoria based young woman found herself with lot of free time at home since lockdowns had curbed seriously on outgoings, and thought of a very rare but solidly sustainable good business idea, manufacturing cleaning products from early this year and has since been going well with her business venture.

August 01st to 07th is recognized as World Breastfeeding week, As we observe World Breastfeeding Week, we recognize that increased breastfeeding has positive effects on the development of our entire society. Breastfeeding is recommended as the best source of nutrition and hydration for babies. Breastfeeding protects babies against certain infections and other conditions in early childhood. Any amount of breastmilk is protective, but the longer you breastfeed the greater the benefits. The benefits of breastfeeding extend well beyond basic nutrition. In addition to containing all the vitamins and nutrients the baby needs in the first six months of life, breast milk is packed with disease-fighting substances that protect the baby from illness.

For the past five months the country and many other greater parts of the world have been entangled in an un-ending battle with the invincible enemy that has taken the world by storm and instilled a great amount of fear, Covid-19 or Coronavirus. Covid-19 has created a pandemic that has been at centre-stage or forefront so much to an extend that other illness or underlying conditions have been slightly neglected; all attention has gone to Covid-19. This has created a serious manifesting problem as the other illnesses might also cause serious health related problems for having been neglected for that long.  It is widely known that women need and makes use of more healthcare facilities more than their opposite gender. Women are known to be the ones undergoing monthly health check-ups. Now with the previous lockdown levels we had been undergoing that might have impacted on their movements to get necessary health checks and might result in unnecessary health complications. Today we look at how women can survive Covid-19, better ways they can use or put in place to ensure no contraction of the virus and thorough empowering of their immune systems. 

HIV has been and it still does continue to be problematic underlying silent pandemic amongst our communities. There is still a lot that encompasses the virus itself, stigma and underlying illnesses caused or emerging as a result of the virus. All this challenges associated with the pandemic virus can be swiftly defeated provided that one is open and courageous enough to go out and live their life to the fullest, fighting the virus and all its associated challenged with all they have got. Eventually one may triumph over the pandemic and emerge a hero even in front of the eyes of those who were stigmatizing her. Of all the heroes who triumphed over the HIV pandemic, one of those who needs to be acknowledged is 23 years old miss Hlao Tello. Popularly known as Aunty Botee, the courageous woman of worth has been living with the virus for a little less than a year now. The strong and independent transgender lady from Maseru in Lesotho chose not to let the virus define or dictate to how she should leave her life, instead she led the journey developing a new normal lifestyle of an HIV+ person. She is now volunteering as an HIV testing services lay councillor.

HIV has been and it still does continue to be problematic underlying silent pandemic amongst our communities. There is still a lot that encompasses the virus itself, stigma and underlying illnesses caused or emerging as a result of the virus. All this challenges associated with the pandemic virus can be swiftly defeated provided that one is open and courageous enough to face what they are encountering, and has solid enough support. Eventually one may triumph over the pandemic and emerge a hero even in front of the eyes of those who were stigmatizing her. 35 years old miss Boledi Masehla from Mamelodi has been living with HIV for the past 11 years. Instead of feeling pity for herself or trying to keep it a big lifetime secret, she turned the situation around by volunteering in her community to help children and teens born and living with HIV to cope or deal better with the condition, taking their meds on time and accordingly on time, living and eating healthy, dealing with peer pressure and pursuing their live dreams to the fullest.  

“Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation. They will be the leaders of our country, the creators of our national wealth who care for and protect our people.” This are the words of the great state’s man Dr Nelson Mandela as he was known for continuously advocating for the better life and enough opportunities for children. Just as this current July month is dedicated to the late state’s man Mr Mandela to acknowledge his self-worthiness to the world, it is important to not encourage people to be willing community servants but also acknowledge and celebrate the community heroes for their selfless efforts in helping built a stable nation, a dream we all shared with our former state’s man. After having realized how the image of men was being painted bad day in and day out, Mr Kabelo Chabalala from a village of Pankop, North East of Pretoria saw it feet to start a movement focusing on grooming young boys to be better brothers, uncles, husbands and fathers of tomorrow.

Many people have an issue with people knowing more about their personal lives matters, their finance matters, love-life and their health in general. Yes it is annoying and irritating to have people always snooping into your life, but on other instances may be beneficial to open up and let people know about your personal live matters. 15 years ago when everyone was just going about right with their lives, planning for the future, making commitments and doing all the other finer things in life, 21 years old Mr Lerato Nyelele was at his toughest turning points of his life. Having discovered that he was HIV positive, young ambitious and energetic Lerato was faced up with a tough challenge of having to face the uncertain, accept his new condition and not let it get in the way of his life or let it drown him in sorrow, depression and non-stopping regrets. Luckily the fiercely LGBTIQ activist had it in him to see beyond his HIV status. He knew right there and then that his life cannot end there, there is so much that the world has to offer him and that which he has to give back to the world. Mr Nyelele took a decision to live his life to the fullest and not his status be an obstruction non-so ever, and he has succeeded meaningfully in doing so.  

The past couple of months have been tough for the world as a whole and the better half of human nature. The world was taken a-storm by an invincible virus with questionable origins, leaving many without their loved ones whilst others were without sources of incomes, without their cars and homes as well. All in all these unfortunate events have had a devastating impact on larger parts of the global community, collapsed economies, lost jobs and businesses, slight growth in poverty margins and a very strained global economy. As if this had not been enough, the beginning of 2021 begins with a new Covid-19 variant in South Africa which has so far excessively claimed so many lives, leaving many distraught and quite frightened. The most under-looked or undermined group of society that might be worse affected and terrified is children. After learning so much about Covid-19 and its dangers, some had to suffer losses of their parents, family members and or even teachers as well. 

Our country has officially been hit by the 3rd wave of COVID-19, a respiratory disease caused by a coronavirus. The previous 2 waves had their fair share of troubles, with many doing all in their best to survive it. The same thing is said to apply with the current wave. Covid-19 can affect one’s lungs, throat, and nose. For people who have asthma, infection with the virus could lead to an asthma attack, pneumonia, or other serious lung disease. Although asthma doesn’t raise chances of one getting infected with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. But if they do get sick, their symptoms could be worse than other people’s because they already have trouble breathing. There’s no treatment for COVID-19. But there are steps you can take to protect yourself and your loved ones including getting vaccinated.