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THE Department of Transport's Cross-Border Road Transport Agency staged a successful HIV-Aids Health Awareness road show aimed at transport operators, including taxi drivers, in Pretoria.

The event, which was held at the Belle Ombre Taxi Rank in Marabastad in partnership with the City of Tshwane, addressed transport operators on issues relating to HIV-Aids and the important role played by transport in the country's economy.

The agency's executive manager for trade facilitation and industry development, Mudunwazi Baloyi, was impressed by the response of taxi drivers and members of the public who tested voluntarily.

He said within the three hours they spent at the rank "we had about 100 people who took the test voluntarily".

Baloyi said they targeted truck, bus and taxi drivers because they spent most of their time on the road travelling to various areas locally and across the borders.

"These are the people most exposed to the challenges, including contracting HIV-Aids," he said.

After taking tests excited taxi operators waved their certificates and put on caps promoting an "HIV-free SADC Region".

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Oct 18, 2012

Arewanga

This road show must mostly be in KZN where 85% of citizens are infected.
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Oct 18, 2012

RobinH

Arewanga: Your disgusting tribal issues are sick. Get quarantined.
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Oct 18, 2012

Arewanga

RobinH
I think you must not be that ignorant about your knowledge in what is happening around your country, there is nothing about being tribalist in my first comment. Please update your knowledge with SA stats for HIV you will understand what I mean.
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Oct 18, 2012

RVP

That's very true. KZN has the highest infections of HIV in South Africa

RobinH, you need to get yourself an education about such stats.
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Oct 18, 2012

Seja-Bana

RobinH
you must be a zulu , what is wrong with arewanga for saying 85% of citizens are infected in kzn. everyone is entitlled to his opinion.

anyway health issues are always a problem in this country.
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Oct 18, 2012

Arewanga

Seja-Bana
Thanx Seja-Bana, RobinH doesn't want to graduate from being stupid to somebody better. I am sure he might be a Zulu from Enkandla.
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Oct 18, 2012

MophemeKoPitori

I rest my case@ Sowetan.
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Oct 18, 2012

RobinH

I am perfectly aware of the stats. I just find it rather unhelpful, or dare I say antagonising, to make such a comment. A Zulu from Nkandla? And now who's making truly absurd assumptions. Come now, lads, rational thought is not that hard.
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Oct 18, 2012

Arewanga

RobinH if you are not from Nkandla where do you think you are from cus 101% you are not from anywhere near Gauteng, Mpumalanga, NW, Limpopo, Freestate or CA, or you wanna tell me that you are from chartsworth?
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Oct 18, 2012

RobinH

Arewanga: There must be a psychiatric hospital near you. Get checked up, please, you're foaming at the mouth.
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