Backchat 10 January 2008

*Sun Safe Awareness Month*

Today we started off the show talking to Dorothy du Plooy from the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA). She was emphasising that anyone that is exposed to the sun should be protected.

She advised that sunscreen be worn and umbrellas be carried as too much exposure to the sun's rays can lead to skin cancer.

#Ensure that if you are using a sunscreen that it has SPF15 written on the product

For more information contact CANSA on 021 689 5347

*XDR TB*

Ria Grant then joined us and spoke about the dangerous Xtreme Drug Resistant TB which is causing many deaths in the Western Cape and in South Africa.

XDR TB is caused by the development of TB bacteria, which becomes extremely resistant to the ordinary TB drugs.

South Africa has been ranked 9th in the world by the World Health Organisation who notifies the most number of TB cases every year.

For more information contact TB Care Association on 021 762 4934



*ORNITHOLOGY

Professor Phil Hockey the Acting Director of the Percy Fitzpatrick Institute at UCT then joined us explaining what ornithology is all about.
Ornithology is the study of the science of birds.

The Percy Fitzpatrick Institute is situated at the University of Cape Town

For more information contact the institution on 021 650 3290

*Peter de Villiers-new bok Coach*

We then rounded off the show chatting to rugby commentator and former springbok hooker Owen Nkumane about the new Springbok coach Peter de Villiers. The expert gave the man who now holds the most coveted job in South African sport a good review.

The coach who comes from Paarl has a healthy history of the game of rugby and was the coach of the Emerging Springboks last year.

He has been given a two year contract to take charge of the Springboks.

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