Etshwa Ollse

@sindivanzyl 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020

And they think their misogyny is excused. That's the disgusting part.

A 17-year-old in Iowa boiled beets in her chemistry class and turned them into stitches that change color when your wound gets infected. Her name is Dasia Taylor. It started as a science fair project. She wanted a low-tech version of the "smart stitches" Tufts researchers built in 2016. Those used thread wired up with sensors and a tiny chip that pinged your phone if something went wrong. Cool, but useless without a phone or a hospital that can afford it. Her version doesn't need any of that. Healthy skin is slightly acidic, like lemon juice but much milder. When bacteria grow in a wound, the chemistry flips and turns more like soap or baking soda. Beet juice has a quirk. The same red pigment that stains your fingers when you cook it shifts color based on what it touches. Bright red on healthy skin. Dark purple on infected skin. The switch lines up with infection almost exactly. She tested ten threads before finding a cotton-polyester blend that soaked up the dye and changed color within five minutes. That was the prototype. Around 1 in 40 American surgeries end in an infection at the cut, costing hospitals more than $3 billion a year. In poorer countries the rate is closer to 1 in 9. In parts of Africa it's 1 in 6. In some Ethiopian hospitals, up to a quarter of surgery patients leave with an infection. The whole game is catching it early. Spot it in time and antibiotics handle it. Miss the window and the patient is back on the operating table. Dasia filed a patent in 2021 and started a medical device company called VariegateHealth in 2022. The stitches haven't been tested on real patients yet. New medical device patents can take a decade. She's also looking into a side benefit: the beet pigment kills bugs like E. coli and Klebsiella in lab tests. Smart stitches need a phone to read them. Hers just need eyes.

A man's desire to become a father is always paid for by a woman with her body, her health, her career, and her freedom. But when a woman expects a comfortable life, she is somehow shamed for wanting too much

We’ve lost recipes 1. You don’t go to someone’s home empty handed. I don’t care if you take a roll of tissue, have etiquette 2. If someone gives you food in their dish, you don’t return it empty 3. Greet people when you enter a space they are occupying It’s so simple

In April 2025, Namibia introduced visa requirements for all foreign nationals from countries that also require Namibians to have a travel visa. This at first was met with much skepticism from many, including myself, however fast forward 11 months later, this exercise generated half a billion Namibian dollars Sometimes, knowing your worth is not enough, you have to make others recognize it too

I've just read a post where a girl's bf spiked her drink with benadryl so he could do a long drive home without having to be bothered interracting with her. She was " knocked out cold." He confessed after but couldn't understand what the issue was. This was from a TRUSTED person. Giselle Pellicot knows all about that.

Thinking out Loud: Would I want the romance, companionship, building a life, deeper friendship, someone to do life with,have adventures without sex. I think it may work. Also does it mean I won't mind if that person has sex with someone else because they would need that part 🤔

Yes💯💯💯 They don't even see women as human. To them you're a fleeting incubator. It's not that he wants kids with a particular woman for her qualities or her intelligence he simply wants to see her pregnant without any responsibility or accountability

If anybody tells you that marriage can not hinder your career trajectory as a woman, I want you to know that I woke up to an official rejection mail this morning and while I already knew they wouldn’t take me, it doesn’t hurt any less. The role required a flexible schedule and I really really wanted it but during the interview process, they made a comment about husbands complaining about their wives working late and I just knew.

She could have used period panties, wore black pants or tights. Mara what do we expect from people who treat bathing like its a rare extreme sport

Talk me through it is top tier

Asoze. I need you in my ear saying things that will never get you to heaven 🙏🏽 We’re young guys don’t be boring 😭✋🏽

Someone sent me 😘😍🥰 emoji and I asked what they meant

A good girl!

No cure for endometriosis. Barely any help for menopause or period pain. But sure, let's engineer ways for damaged sperm to conceive, risking kids' health, all to protect male egos.

Human Trafficking is real & young women are increasingly falling victim. The syndicates behind these scams dress the offers with all sorts of attractive features. The reality on the other side is "slave like conditions". Please warn others! I do know that law enforcement agencies are attending to this & related activities. @DIRCO_ZA is running an awaress campaign on this.

Why must things be so extreme. Take herbs, whatever natural remedy concoction you can find, conventional pain medication or even in extreme cases surgery. There's no need to wish for pregnancy unless its a genuine desire

Men are raping and impregnating children in South Africa.

It's definitely blissful

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