Health & Safety

Think Twice - City's Environmental Initiative through Waste Separation at Source - You are part of the Problem.
With Cape Town producing five to six thousand tons of waste a day - to which each individual contributes an average of two kilograms - the city is fast running out of suitable landfill sites.

City is geared for Winter Storms
The City of Cape Town has initiated a comprehensive action plan to deal with the winter storms which started hitting the City last week.

Is Counselling Necessary before Having an Aids Test?
Question: I want to have an AIDS test but I'm told I have to be counselled before I can be tested. Is this necessary?

What Advice and Counselling on HIV and AIDS are Available for Small And Medium Sized Businesses?
Question: I run a smallish business with only eighteen employees. I keep hearing about the effect of HIV/AIDS on business but I have no idea what I should be doing about it. In any case all my staff appear to be in good health. What advice can you give me?

What Is Antiretroviral Therapy? How Does It Work?
Currently there is no cure for AIDS. However, there are drugs that can slow down the progress of HIV and thus slow down the damage to your immune system. These drugs are called antiretrovirals (ARV's).

Getting Legal Aid
If you cannot afford to pay for a lawyer, you can get legal aid (financial help for lawyers fees). You will have to pass a 'means test', which means you have to show that you earn less than an amount fixed by the Legal Aid Board. This amount varies if you are single or married and also changes with time. You also have to show that you don't have any other 'liquid assets', such as money in a savings account, which could be used to pay for your legal fees. You can also only get legal aid for certain types of cases.

How Will the Governments ARV Programme Work and Where Can I Get These Drugs?
Question: I have heard that government will be providing HIV positive people with antiretrovirals (ARV's) in the near future. I would like to know about how the ARV programme will work so that I can also get these drugs.

HIV & TB - I Tested HIV Positive in 1998 When I Had TB, Should I Start ARVs Now?
Hooray!!! Finally we have some good news, the government agreed to provide antiretrovirals (ARVs) to us. I tested HIV positive in 1998 when I had TB, should I start ARVs now?