SIYAYINQOBA BEAT IT! RETURNS TO YOUR SCREENS
Popular TV show Siyayinqoba Beat It! is back on air from 16 February! The show will be broadcast on Thursdays at 1:30 pm on SABC 1.
Siyayinqoba Beat It! is a weekly TV show for everyone living with HIV and AIDS, as well as their partners, families, friends and care givers. Since 1999 the show has provided a platform for people living with AIDS to share their challenges and victories. Many people living in isolation with HIV find that through Siyayinqoba Beat It! they are part of a vibrant and growing community of people who are meeting and beating the challenges of AIDS.
THE BEAT IT! TEAM IS BACK IN ACTION
Nokubonga Yawa returns to fill the presenter’s seat, making Siyayinqoba Beat It! still the only health magazine show hosted by a person living openly with HIV. Nokubonga is a young activist who, at 24, has been living with HIV for nine years. She discovered that she was HIV positive when she fell pregnant at age 15. She has life experience beyond her years and she has found ways to live positively and inspire others to do the same.
Dr Trevor joins Nokubonga in the studio as our resident doctor to help clarify medical facts and emphasise correct protocols. He specialises in HIV and AIDS and has vast experience in chronic diseases.
Out in the field, our team of young Community Journalists (CJs) based in KwaZulu Natal, Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Free State and Western Cape will once again research, write, shoot and tell the stories which most affect them and their communities. The documentary inserts they shoot are personal, informative and educational. Through their work behind the scenes and on camera the CJs continue to motivate other young people to take action and get involved in their communities.
WHAT’S NEW THIS SEASON
Siyayinqoba Beat It! goes interactive this season as we feature questions and comments from viewers during the show. Each episode will feature questions received via Facebook, Twitter and mail and these will be answered through studio discussions. Our cameras will also be present at dozens of open days, training sessions and other health and HIV/AIDS events around the country to capture questions for the interactive segment of the show. Viewers will also be able to watch highlights and promos on our website.
The 24-minute magazine show is produced by Community Media Trust in partnership with SABC Education.
Don’t miss Siyayinqoba Beat It! on Thursdays at 1:30 pm on SABC 1!