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'Diabetes is not a death sentence'

Nov 15, 2012 | Pertunia Ratsatsi | 22 comments

South Africans can live with diabetes as long as they eat well and stay active, first lady Bongi Ngema-Zuma said in Pretoria during her World Diabetes Day address

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Tue May 21 15:01:39 SAST 2013 ::
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Nov 15, 2012

Shredder

Diabetes is a D!CK death sentence
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Nov 15, 2012

MophemeKoPitori

LOL Shredder, but it's TRUE my brada. You won't even shoot
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Nov 15, 2012

antie

So take note all potential fraudsters. High blood pressure is a death sentence and cannot be cured, but diabetes is not a death sentence. Choose your ilness carefully.
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Nov 15, 2012

DJ-Winner

Good work by the first lady. Happy to see Zuma family doing something good for the people...
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Nov 15, 2012

SebolaNtimetseAdikateMoketla

a blessing to you woman!

thank you first lady

You answered an unresolved question for many

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

maybe some of us would still be having parents today
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Nov 15, 2012

Voetzek

Its a death sentence because men's kozozos narate to the baby one, and women tends to run away then suicide is the solution" is it not death sentence
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Nov 15, 2012

Vhamsanda

I disagree with the 1st Lady. If a man has diabetes, prostate cancer,heart condition and unemployed. The best thing for him is sex change.
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Nov 15, 2012

antie

Is she the 1st 1st Lady,the 2nd 1st Lady, the 3rd First Lady, or the 4th 1st Lady? It's actually a damn shame. I know what Michelle Obama looks like, and even Hillary Clinton, but our 1 to 4 1st ladies do so little public work that few people know what they look like. .
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Nov 15, 2012

CharlesTaylor

antie
Is she the 1st 1st Lady,the 2nd 1st Lady, the 3rd First Lady, or the 4th 1st Lady? It's actually a damn shame. I know what Michelle Obama looks like, and even Hillary Clinton, but our 1 to 4 1st ladies do so little public work that few people know what they look like.
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Don't worry yourself, we South Africans know them.
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Nov 15, 2012

MommaC

antie

LOL
Its ironic ne? I had to google her to find out who she was. It is the 4th one and got married to our dancing playboy at easter this year.
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Nov 15, 2012

Shredder

@antie
Is she the 1st 1st Lady,the 2nd 1st Lady, the 3rd First Lady, or the 4th 1st Lady?
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LOL. Well thought.
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Nov 15, 2012

antie

Charles Taylor, no you don't. I just tested your comment by showing this article to the 1st four you South Africans around, and not one knew who the lady in the photo was. You're obviously one of the lucky few with inside contacts.
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Nov 15, 2012

bon-79-21

Shameless bloggers. Its unfortunate that your deep seated passionate hatred of the President has escalated to anything and everyone associated with him. Nothing in your face is good with a Zuma in it. But fortunatley for many objective South Africans, we can see the good that Mrs Zuma is doing. Well done Mama, keep up the good work. Many of us know you and recognize you for the wonderfull work you do for the community. Just to be clear, when I say many, I mean the majority poor people who do not have the privilage of the internet to insult rather to build !!!
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Nov 15, 2012

antie

bon-79-21. Where did you find any insult in any of the comments on this article?
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Nov 15, 2012

Laqasha

I wish I was one of Zuma's body guards, I was going to try my luck on this woman, eish!
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Nov 15, 2012

Mntwana7

Diabetes is worse then HIV-Aids, it can kill you within minutes but you don't find that with Aids - so I beg to differ with the 1st Lady no.4 - IT IS A DEATH SENTENCE..... just that it does not have any stigma attached to it.
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Nov 15, 2012

antie

Laqaha, she does look very elegant, doesn't she.
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Nov 15, 2012

Laqasha

@antie
Indeed she does.
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Nov 15, 2012

swona

wish zuma was diabetic! so he can stop making bambinos, 21? too much!
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Nov 15, 2012

Pointman

Mobile but permanently based there? Sowetan copywriter again.
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Nov 15, 2012

NeoBaBe

It is death sentence.. n it continues to generations!
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Nov 15, 2012

MqondisiKasephula

Bring those who are Diabetic, we wll give them one bottle, traditional medication, it will be a history, money back garanteed. Let us not gorget the traditional medication if the western medication don't work.
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