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Refilwe Modiselle graces the cover of I-M Magazine By Kedibone Modise South African actress and model Refilwe Modiselle is celebrating another milestone. Modiselle, who plays the lead role of Mansa in an international short film, “White Gold”, has made the cover of I-M (Intelligent Magazine). I-M is a multi-faceted publication that covers politics, business, conservation, travel, lifestyle, philanthropy as well as art and culture. The UK publication recently unveiled their Spring cover with our very own star on the cover. “Our Spring issue is available now with the multi-talented @refilwemodiselle on the cover speaking about prejudices and the horrific persecution people with albinism still suffer today,” read the social media post. ....
Near doubling of diabetes cases projected for Bay: How one diabetic has lost 20kgs in 8 weeks 14 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 7 minutes to read Craig Kawiti has lost 20kg in eight weeks by changing his diet and walking. Photo / George Novak Craig Kawiti has lost 20kg in eight weeks by changing his diet and walking. Photo / George Novak Eight weeks ago Craig Kawiti couldn t walk to his mailbox. Overweight with a weak heart and diabetes, the kind and bubbly Tauranga man was unrecognisable thanks to a beard he d grown to hide from his friends. He was ashamed of what he had become and lost all confidence in himself. ....
How the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted cigarette smoking rates in the Bay 15 Mar, 2021 06:00 PM 4 minutes to read The number of people who smoke cigarettes in the Bay of Plenty is still decreasing but a doctor says the Covid-19 pandemic has acted as a handbrake. It comes after the revelation more than a quarter of the 500,000 Kiwis who smoke said their cigarette intake increased during alert level 4 last year. Tauranga s Fifth Avenue Family Practice had 1.2 per cent of the practice s entire clientele give up smoking in the year to March 2020, with 727 then-current smokers. In the 12 months since, the total number of smokers has dropped 719, a reduction of 0.3 per cent. ....
Why a doctor thinks influenza might never return as strong as it used to be 21 Feb, 2021 07:00 PM 4 minutes to read All the major coronavirus events of 2021. The potentially deadly influenza virus might never again have the same hold on New Zealand as it did before the Covid-19 pandemic, a Rotorua doctor says. Each year, before Covid-19, more than 200,000 Kiwis catch influenza - the flu - and an estimated 500 die from it. That s more than the annual road toll. However, 2020 was different, with flu rates deep-diving across New Zealand as a direct result of Covid-19 and the lockdown, experts say. Rotorua general practitioner Dr Cate Mills, from Three Lakes Clinic, suspects the flu will have a limited impact in the future. ....
Covid 19 coronavirus: Auckland community cases spark surge in Bay of Plenty testing 16 Feb, 2021 04:40 PM 5 minutes to read There are no new Covid-19 cases in the community - the Government says it will be going deep into Wednesday before making a call on the status of the country s alert levels. There are no new Covid-19 cases in the community - the Government says it will be going deep into Wednesday before making a call on the status of the country s alert levels. Fresh Covid-19 community cases in Auckland have spurred a test resurgence in the Bay of Plenty, health authorities say. ....