Walk of shame, stride of pride? – The Bachelorette SA

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯. It started as a rash, persistent fever and some joint pain for nine-year-old Skylar Stewart. After multiple visits to the doctor, the diagnosis was shocking - Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). Arthritis is an autoimmune disease often only associated with the elderly. It’s painful and so debilitating that some patients struggle to walk without assistance. This is the harsh reality for children suffering with JIA. Expensive though it may be, JIA is treatable. So much so that it’s considered a Prescribed Minimum Benefit (PMB) - a disease that medical aids are obliged to cover. So why are so many of them refusing to pay for treatment for these children? Carte Blanche investigates Your favourite episodes are now available on Carte Blanche: The Podcast: https://linktr.ee/carteblanchetv

In this extended interview, Research Director at the Brenthurst Foundation, Ray Hartley speaks to Masa Kekana about why South Africa's non-aligned stance on the war in Ukraine could do more harm than good. He also tells us what some of the major concerns around our ongoing flirtations with Russia are. Your favourite episodes are now available on Carte Blanche: The Podcast: https://linktr.ee/carteblanchetv

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Images: Charlie Sperring and Peter RussellFrom burnt fingers to unsettling outbursts about food. Here are some of the top moments from the fourth episode of Survivor SA: Return of the Outcasts.