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EPISODE 1 - Meeting the Siyayinqoba Beat It! team
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Right at the start of this, the new season of Siyayinqoba Beat It!, it's great to hook up with some old friends and meet some new ones. Shalom finds out what Busi, Fanie, Nokubonga, and Victor have been up to since the last season and we meet Simphiwe and Luckyboy who're new to the studio support group. And believe us, there's been a lot going in their lives as always. There's also as usual so much happening on the show this season, and a funky cool montage gives us a glimpse as to what to expect in the coming weeks. Our support group discusses a wide array of issues from personal things that have happened to them in the last while regarding treatment and TB, dual treatment being introduced to the whole country, as well as discussing the business sector's involvement with HIV and AIDS. This season on Siyayinqoba Beat It! there will be young, dynamic Community Journalists from each of the provinces working hard to bring our audience engaging stories from their communities. We get to meet all of them in this first episode. After being introduced to the various provinces' CJs all of the various problems and challenges of South Africa's regions are discussed amongst the Support Group. |
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IT'S A FACT |
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Each year 64 000 children are born with HIV in South Africa |
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Of the 5.5 million people living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa, at least 294 000 are children | |
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11.2% of the total population of South Africa is living with HIV | |
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There is a 19.2% prevalence rate amongst the economically active percentage of the population (20-64 of age) | |
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There is a 30.2% prevalence rate amongst pregnant women of all ages | |
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There are 520 000 new infections per year | |
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Total AIDS sick: 995 000 | |
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The total number of people on ARVs (ART) is 495 000 | |
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The number of people needing ARVs (ART) is 500 000 | |
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The total number of people who will be needing ARVs (ART) by 2011 is 1.4 million | |
