4 IzindabaILANGA LETHEKU >> MARCH 18, 2010

EzifingqiweKUNGANIIZINGANEZIJAHA UCANSI?YIZE kusolwa ukuthi ukuqalaearly ukuzihlanganisa nezindabazocansi ezinganeni kwenziwawukukhulela emakhaya angahle-lekile, kuthiwa kuningi okudalalokhu.

UShirley Arthur encwadiniyakhe esihloko sithi ‘My TeenPregnancy’ uthi ukushesha kwe-mizimba yezingane kwenza zishe-she nokulangazelela ucansi.

Ezinye zisuke zingenalwaziukuthi ukuqala ucansi zisencanekunamuphi umthelela kodwazisuke zijabulisa umphefumulo.

Iningi lazo lisuke lihlushwayingcindezi noma lingalutholangauthando bese lizama ukuziba ngo-cansi. -Parents24

YIZIGIDIZABESIFAZANEABASHONAYOUMBIKO we-United Nations waka-mumva uveza ukuthi balinganise-lwa ku-85 million abesifazaneabafayo emazweni ngenxayokushoda kwe-health care.

Lo mbiko weGender Equalityuveza ukuthi i-Asia inesibaloesikhulu kulokhu. Iningi lalababesifazane bafa ngenxa ye-abo-rtion. I-India kuthiwa isilahleke-lwe ngabesifazane abawu-42,6 mi-llion. Kuvela nokuthi yize umnothoukhula e-Asia kodwa abesifazanebasancishwa amathuba. -AFP

OSOFABAQEDA INZALO?KUBIKWA ukuthi izimpahlazasendlini okubalwa u-carpetnosofa contain common flame-retardant chemicals.

La makhemikhali abizwangama-PBDE noma amaPoly-brominated Diphenyl Etherskuthiwa ayingozi kowesifazanengoba ahlukumeza ama-hormone.

Lokhu kungaba ngomunyeumthelela wokuthi kwabanyekube nzima ukukhulelwa.

Ocwaningweni olushicilelwekwi-Environmental Health Perspe-ctive Journal ongoti bathole ukuthifor each 10 fold increase in PBDEblood concentration, abesifazaneexperience a 30% increase in theodds of getting pregnant.

Labo ngoti basacwaningaukuthi le chemical ingawenza yiniumonakalo nakwabesilisa.

-Health24

BATHANDAOMAPAKISHAABESILISAUCWANINGO olwenziwe e-UnitedStates of America (USA) luvezaukuthi abesilisa bathi uma bebukaowesifazane o‘pakishile’ some partof their brain is activated.

Lolu cwaningo olwenziwekwabesilisa abawu-14 with anaverage age of 25, bathi lolu hlobolwabesifazane is sexuallyappealing.

Bakhonjiswe izithombe zabesi-fazane aba-skinny nabanama-curve. Bonke amehlo abo bawa-gxilise kulaba abapakishile-Ananova.comzanelem@ilanganews.co.za

IZINTOKAZI esezidlulileeminyakeni ewu-30 sezishayaumthetho emizini yazo, ezinyesezibheke khona kodwa kwehlu-kile kuDkt Thandeka Mazibuko.

Ngesikhathi ontanga bekha-thazeke ngomendo le ntokaziyaKwaNyuswa entshonalangayeTheku ethe kwli futhi ebuke-kayo, ithi ngeke iyogana umpha-kathi wangakubo usantula ngalendlela.

UDkt Mazibuko usebenza full-time eGrey’s Hospital eMgungu-ndlovu maphakathi neKwaZulu-Natal. Uqale i-Non-profitOrganisation ehlose ukusizaumphakathi ontulayo, efundisanangezifo ezidlangile.

ISinomusanothando isungulwaibigxile ekusizeni izintandane,ukufundisa ngomdlavuza nange-gciwane lengculaza. Enaba ngobi-zo lwakhe, uDkt Mazibuko uthiukhulele kuwo lo mphakathi nayeetabalasa njengazo zonke izin-gane ezintulayo.

Uyise ubengakaze ahlale naye,ukhuliswe ngunina naye ongafu-ndanga. Lokhu kwenze kwanzimanokuthola i-support uma efunaukuqhuba izifundo.

Ngokuzimisela esikoleniuphase ngamalengiso kwathinte-ka umndeni wakwaKhoza oLundiubaba wakhona naye obewu-dokotela. Lo mndeni umxhasengemali yokubhalisa eNelson RMandela School of Medicine e-

University of KwaZulu-Natal.“Impilo yami ivele yahluka

kuneyezinye izingane zendawo.Yimina ngedwa ezinganeniebengifunda nazo e-high schoolobe nenhlanhla yokungena enyu-vesi. Lokhu kungenze ngazibonanginenhlanhla ngafisa ukubuyi-sela emphakathini ukuze ngi-bonge umusa kaNkulunkulu,” ku-sho yena.

Uthi izinto ziqale ukwenzekango-2005 enza unyaka wokugcinaenyuvesi. Uqale ngokuvakashelaumphakathi ewunika amaphaselaokudla. Ngosizo lukamama mfu-ndisi wasesontweni lakhe nayeokhonze izingane, balifezile leliphupho lokusiza izingane.

“Ngendlela enginothandongayo lokusiza umphakathi, I donot celebrate Christmas no-mndeni wami kodwa ngisuke

ngikwabantulayo,” usho kanje. Uthi ngale organisation uzama

ukwenza ushintsho kulo mpha-kathi athi usilele kukho konke.

Yize ethi umehluko usukhonauma eqhathanisa nangesikhathieqala kodwa : “Izindawo zasema-khaya zisele kukho konke. Uveleungazi nokuthi i-focus kufaneleibe kuphi ngoba kubheda yonkeindawo.

“KwaNyuswa kuke kupheleamanzi ngisho ngoKhisimusi,amahholo nama-library kakukho.Kayikho into engiphula umoyanjengokubona izingane zinga-fundile. Kule ndawo kasinayengisho ummeli kodwa inganeesuke ifundile iba wu-secretarykanti eziningi zidayisa ezitolozokudla.”

Mayelana nokufundisa nge-ca-ncer, uthi uqale engena emakha-

ya, ngokwanda komsebenzi wabo-na ukuthi sekungaphezu kwa-mandla.

“Bengibizwa ngapha nangaphangabagulayo emakhaya ngabonakungcono ukuhlanganisa wonkeumphakathi ngenze ama-aware-ness. Nakulokhu kakubanga lulangoba bengiqhubeka nokufundangisiza nomphakathi. Isikhathisokulala kwamanje kanginaso,”kugcizelela yena.

UDkt Mazibuko ungowesifaza-ne omnyama wokuqala abagxilekwiRadiation Oncology KwaZulu-Natal.

Lokhu kusho ukuthi unolwaziolunzulu ngokwelapha zonkeizinhlobo zomdlavuza. Kuyamja-bulisa ukuthi usesize abaningiabebengazi nokuthi sebenawoumdlavuza nokuthi welashwakanjani. Ebuzwa ukuthi esakheisikhathi usithola nini, yilaphoekhulume khona eyomshado.

“I do not enjoy life and kangi-sitholi ngisho isikhathi sokuyo-phuza ikhofi. Kusho ukuthi kunzi-ma nokuthola umshado umakunje. Kukhona obungicathamelakodwa ngiyabona nawo uzobhedangoba ngeke ngishiye umphaka-thi ungasizakele,” usho kanje.UDkt Mazibuko ufunde eSiyaja-bula High School waphazamisekakwaGrade 10 kushiswa isikole.Uhlale ekhaya izinyanga eziwu-6waze wangena eChesterville HighSchool ngonyaka olandelayo.

INZALABANTU ZANELE MSOMI

Uqome ‘ukushada’nomphakathi ontulayo

WAGCINA nini ukubona izinganezingqabashiya egcekeni zidlalaushumpu, ingqathu noma ama-genda?

Abakhule kudala le midlaloengenhla bekungenye yezindlelazokuchitha isizungu.

Ukufika kwama-TV nokudlo-ndlobala kwe-technology kwenzakuye ngokushabalala ukubonaizingane zidlala le midlalo.

Ezinye uma ungazibuza ngalemidlalo kungaduma upotiyanekwazise zazi, o-MXit, playstation,ama-puzzle nezinhlobo zama-TVgame.

Ngabe lokhu kusho ukuthi izi-ngane zesimanje kukhona isigabasempilo eziseqayo?

UFred Khumalo ongumbhaliodumile eNingizimu Afrika futhionengosi kwelinye lamaphe-phandaba angeSonto, usandakusithinta lesi sihloko.

Ubekhala ngokuthi kuningiosekuncisha izingane ithubalokudlala, okuyi-stage esibalule-kile ekukhuleni kwazo.

UKhumalo uthe i-educationsystem yesimanje egixabeza izi-ngane ngomsebenzi wesikolensuku zonke, yenza zibenesikhathi esiningi sezincwadikushode esokudlala.

Ulinganise ngokuthi ngezi-khathi zabo i-homework ibingazi-wa e-primary kodwa ubu-hlangana nayo e-high school.

Ongoti bathi ngaphandlekwalokhu okushiwo nguMzilikazi,kuningi nokunye okwenza sinci-phe isikhathi sokudlala.

Cabanga nje ingane ekhuleleefulethini ukuthi ingayitholaphiindawo yokugijimisana naba-ngani kujahwa ibhola noma ku-dlalwa ingqathu.

Lezi ngezinye zezinto okuthiwazinciphisa ukudlala kanti i-physi-cal activity is part of a child’sgrowing stages.

Kukhalwa ngokukhuluphalakwezingane ngokweqile nje (obe-sity) kuthiwa kungagwemeka umazijwayezwa ukunyakazisa umzi-mba ngokudlala.

UProf Stuart BrownoyiPsychiatrist eBaylor Collegeof Medicine e-University ofAmerica, ophenyweni lwezingalokuzibulala kwabadala utholeukuthi iningi labo kalisitholangaisikhathi sokudlala lisakhula.

Uthole ukuthi ukungadlalikwengane kwenza nomaisikhulile ingajabuli.

Uphinde waveza ukuthi uku-dlala may provide humans withskills that help them to surviveand be productive.

NAKHU OKUNYEOKWENZA ONGOTIBATHIKUBALULEKILEUKUDLALA:

◆Kids can develop their pe-rsonalities and positive sense,potential and experience.

◆Children learn relationshipand social skills and develop va-lues and ethics.

◆It is the ‘food’ to help brainsdevelop.

◆It provides foundation forlearning and it is an opportunityfor parent-child bonding.www.thequeenofpizzazz.comzanelem@ilanganews.co.za

KAZISADLALI IZINGANE ZAMANJE

AKAZIBONIephila enyeimpilo uDktThandekaMazibukoonothandolokusizaimiphakathiyasemakhayaentulayo.

ISITHOMBE NGU:ALEX MKHIZE

ISITHOMBE NGU: MTHAMIZ LUTHULI

YILUNGELO lengane ukudlala yize impilo yesimanje ikunciphisa lo-khu. Esikhundleni sokudlala imidlalo yakudala, izingane sezikhonzeukubhukuda njengalezi ezithathwe eShaka Marine World Wet ‘nWild, eThekwini.