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Tiyese Jeranji

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Cape Town
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Award-winning feature writer. Freelance journalist @Spotlightnsp. Multilingual. No niknaks or doritos.Dislikes cakes. I have the interest of people at heart
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AIDS 2022: How to tailor HIV prevention efforts to people's needs

AIDS 2022: How to tailor HIV prevention efforts to people's needs

Spotlight NSP — One of the hot topics at the recently concluded AIDS 2022 conference held in Montreal, Canada, was how HIV prevention interventions such as pills or injections that prevent HIV infection should be made available to different groups of people. Tiyese Jeranji spoke to some local experts and an activist about the rich set of discussions.
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SA piloting mobile X-rays to improve TB detection

SA piloting mobile X-rays to improve TB detection

Spotlight NSP — South Africa's first National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey found that many people without TB symptoms nevertheless have TB disease that can be detected using chest X-rays. Accordingly, new mobile X-ray screening programmes are being piloted in a number of provinces. Tiyese Jeranji reports.
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In-depth: SA's remarkable TB clinical trial capacity

In-depth: SA's remarkable TB clinical trial capacity

Spotlight NSP — Several of the world's most important tuberculosis clinical trials of the last two decades were done in part or entirely in South Africa. Tiyese Jeranji chatted to some leading researchers about where the country's clinical trial capacity comes from and what is needed to maintain and improve it.
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In-depth: How big a problem is TB in SA's schools?

In-depth: How big a problem is TB in SA's schools?

Spotlight NSP — While there is limited data on tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa's schools, a growing body of evidence suggests that there is indeed significant TB transmission taking place in the country's often over-crowded classrooms. Tiyese Jeranji spoke to several local experts about what we do and do not know about the impact this age-old disease is having on our learners and their households.
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As with COVID-19, the effects of TB can linger long after it is cured

As with COVID-19, the effects of TB can linger long after it is cured

Spotlight NSP — According to the World Health Organization, of the roughly 10 million people who fall ill with TB annually, over 80% survive, in most cases due to a six-month treatment course. Unfortunately, as with long COVID, being cured is not always the last hurdle and many people go on to struggle with post-TB lung disease.
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As with COVID-19, the effects of TB can linger long after it is cured

As with COVID-19, the effects of TB can linger long after it is cured

Spotlight NSP — According to the World Health Organization, of the roughly 10 million people who fall ill with TB annually, over 80% survive, in most cases due to a six-month treatment course. Unfortunately, as with long COVID, being cured is not always the last hurdle and many people go on to struggle with post-TB lung disease.
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RSV: Virus that threatens infants again circulating in 2022

RSV: Virus that threatens infants again circulating in 2022

Spotlight NSP — Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is estimated to affect 64 million people and claim around 160 000 lives around the world every year. Infants are most vulnerable and there is no effective treatment or vaccine. Tiyese Jeranji asks what we know about RSV in South Africa.
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Ten years later: Reflecting on the successes and challenges at Khayelitsha Hospital

Ten years later: Reflecting on the successes and challenges at Khayelitsha Hospital

Spotlight NSP — This month, the Khayelitsha District Hospital will celebrate ten years since it opened its doors. Tiyese Jeranji visited the hospital and spoke to the CEO, some staff members, patients, and health stakeholders about the services the hospital provides, its successes and continuing challenges.
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Employing more nurses can reduce total health costs, study suggests

Employing more nurses can reduce total health costs, study suggests

Spotlight NSP — A recent study published in The Lancet medical journal suggests that employing more nurses can result in cost savings double the cost of employing the additional nurses. The study was conducted in Australia but may well have important implications for nursing in South Africa. Tiyese Jeranji reports.
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What it's like: Being a pharmacist in South Africa in 2020

What it's like: Being a pharmacist in South Africa in 2020

Spotlight NSP — Pharmacists do much more than stand behind a counter dispensing medicine. These professionals have a key role to play in the health care system and the overall well-being of people. Tiyese Jeranji spoke to a community pharmacist and pharmacists in the public health sector to understand their role and the challenges they face.
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Life stories recorded

Life stories recorded

People's Post — Women from Lavender Hill are using their stories of hurt, abuse and brokenness to build up other women through a book. Seven women from the area have published a book called Women Surviving Lavender Hill. Through the autobiographic book they tell their stories to help other women in the same situation.
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Residents voice development concerns

Residents voice development concerns

Netwerk24 — The Milnerton Central Residents' Association (MCRA) held a meeting to discuss a planned six-storey development at 3 Zonnekus Road in Milnerton and there were a lot of concerns. The meeting was at the Milnerton Library on Tuesday 13 August and they have made it clear that they are pro densification but it must be done in a proper way.
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Residents voice development concerns

Residents voice development concerns

Netwerk24 — The Milnerton Central Residents' Association (MCRA) held a meeting to discuss a planned six-storey development at 3 Zonnekus Road in Milnerton and there were a lot of concerns. The meeting was at the Milnerton Library on Tuesday 13 August and they have made it clear that they are pro densification but it must be done in a proper way.
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Intersection gets some TLC

Intersection gets some TLC

Netwerk24 — The Montague Gardens-Marconi Beam Improvement District (MMID) has taken their commitment to green the area a step further by planting trees and flowers at the entrance of Montague Drive on Wednesday 4 September. MMID earmarked this section last year as it was full of weeds.
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No need to miss school

No need to miss school

Netwerk24 — A Grade 9 learner is doing all she can so that no girl child can miss a school period because of menstruating. Daniella Zananni (15) of Elkanah House in Sunningdale runs the Bhabhathane Butterfly Foundation (BBF), an organisation she started about three years ago to collect sanitary pads to keep girls in school.
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Peace expressed in art

Peace expressed in art

Netwerk24 — Lions Club International held its prize-giving for the peace poster contest at the Milnerton Library on Saturday 5 October. The contest is a platform for children to express through art, how they see peace. This year's theme was "Journey of Peace" and children with the best posters received monetary prizes, while others received certificates for participating.
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A stitch that empowers

A stitch that empowers

Netwerk24 — "Whenever women come together with a collective intention, magic happens. Whether it's sitting down making a quilt, in a kitchen preparing a meal, in a club reading the same book, around the table playing cards, or planning a birthday party.".
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Understanding dementia

Understanding dementia

Netwerk24 — Carers and volunteers working with the elderly living in Huis Zonnekus in Milnerton are currently undergoing much-needed training on how to deal with people suffering from dementia. The month-long training, which covers four modules, kicked off on 17 September and is presented by Elza Kalis, whose own mother had the disease.
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A 'woman' of the future

A 'woman' of the future

Netwerk24 — Donned in a designer dress, the world's very first humanoid celebrity Sophia said hello to Cape Town at Century City last week, where she was attending Price Water House Coopers' (PWC) 26th annual higher education conference.
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'Psycle' tour raises awareness on dementia

'Psycle' tour raises awareness on dementia

Netwerk24 — Two brothers and their friends committed to a gruelling two-week cycle tour with the aim to raise money and awareness of patients with Alzheimer's and dementia. They participated in the 2 200km Border2beach Pscycle tour. Globally around 50 million people suffer from dementia and there are nearly 10 million new cases per year.
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Launching art on a big scale

Launching art on a big scale

Netwerk24 — Local artist David Brits is delighted at showing his latest sculpture series at two major art fairs in Johannesburg during September - SculptX and Art Week Joburg. Brits, a multi-disciplinary artist from Sea Point, with his studio in Paarden Eiland, says his Ouroboros series is his largest works of art to date.
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Residents clean-up Elsieskraal River

Residents clean-up Elsieskraal River

People's Post — Residents from Pinelands and the surroundings came together to clean-up Elsieskraal River on Saturday 11 May. Armed with bags, gloves and tongs, residents took to the river to clean it. Various items such as bottle caps, plastics, chips packets, bottles among other things were picked up.
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Forging a way forward

Forging a way forward

People's Post — Steenberg Rotaract Club held their induction for the committee and introduction of their new members at Norman Henshilwood High School in Constantia on Saturday 11 May. The meeting was held to give a summary of the previous year.
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Students take on global challenge

Students take on global challenge

People's Post — Four University of Cape Town electrical and computer engineering students, Stefan Schroder, Clara Stassen, Jehan Singh and Dillon Heald, will be jetting off to Frankfurt Germany next month, to take part in the ISC 2019 Competition. The quartet won the South African High Performance Computing Competition in December at the Century City Convention Centre.
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