**UWC LIFE SCIENCES BUILDING**

We kicked off todays show chatting to the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Western Professor Brian O ' Connell.

Professor was explaining the new life sciences building that is currently being built at UWC, he says that the building is going to cost about R500m and will be the second biggest in Cape Town. The building will be a home for all life science disciplines and will attratct more and more international scientists to work and teach at the university.

The builing is estimated to occupy about 412 students at one time and a common faculty facility will be a lecture theatre with about 200 seats.

The completion of the building is expected to be in June 2009 and will be an excitement for all who will be using it

##GOLD PEER EDUCATION AGENCY##

The GOLD Agency then joined us. We chatted to Roz Pillay from the Agency. The agency was formed to pro-actively respond to the increasing incidence of HIV infections amongst the youth of South Africa.

For more information on the Gold Peer Education Agency contact 021 685 5038 or visit www.goldpe.org.za

##DAVID NEWTON "POLITICALLY INCORRECT"##

Stand-up comic David Newton then joined us instudio today chatting about hos new offering called "Politically Incorrect".

Newton explains his show will take a look at the subject of political correctness in South Africa and universally.

David is well known in South Africa was a familiar fave on the travel show the Couch Trip, and was nominated as a stand-up comic of the the year for 2007 by the SA Comedy Awards.

The show will be taking place On Broadway from Tuesday 12 February 2008. Tickets are R70 per person and the show begins at 8h30pm.

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