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2002

Beat It! 2002 Episode 5 - Special Report

Video clipOn the 17th of April 2004 the South African government announced that it will be providing post-exposure prophylaxis to rape survivors in South Africa. The Beat It! team made this information, along with what to do when you become a victim of rape available to the viewers.
2004

Siyayinqoba Beat It! 2004 Episode 14 - Women beat gender violence

Video clipSouth Africa has one of the highest incidences of sexual violence and rape in the world. This along with the highest incidence of HIV in the world means that sexual violence and rape in South Africa carries the added strain of possible HIV infection. In this episode of Siyayinqoba Beat It! the team looked at post-exposure prophylaxis and how to access it.
2005

Siyayinqoba Beat It! 2005 Episode 6 – Transactional and Intergenerational Sex

Video clipThis episode of Siyayinqoba Beat It! posed the following questions: Can young people, who rely on the financial and emotional support of older people, manage to negotiate safer sex? Should we encourage relationships between people with big age gaps? How are age, gender and poverty factors that influence HIV transmission?

Siyayinqoba Beat It! 2005 Episode 8 - Sex Workers and HIV

Video clipWe all want to live in a world that is AIDS free and we cannot be judgemental about sex work. Sex workers are as much at risk from their clients as clients may be from sex workers. Our objective has to be to make sex work safe for both clients and sex workers. In this epsiode the support group spoke about the dangers faced by sex workers and what kinds of services are offered to help them protect themselves.

Siyayinqoba Beat It! 2005 Episode 14 - Gender Inequality and HIV

Video clipIn this episode we visited Nunu Sigasa, a lesbian woman, who runs educational workshops after her experience of being raped and infected with HIV. We learnt more about the views and work done by Dumisani Rebombo of the Men as Partners Project and Reverend Bafana Khumalo of the Commission for Gender Equality.