It’s been two weeks since Gauteng began rolling out lenacapavir (LEN), but patients in parts of Pretoria are yet to get the jab
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The Eastern Cape health department has been plagued by a series of controversies as the province prepares to deal with the looming COVID-19 third wave. Matters have since worsened with the release of a damning report which has left officials scurrying around in an attempt to save face.
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Faith Mutizira
The Delta variant is on the tip of all our tongues as South Africans get to grip with this vicious new strain which has led to the country being placed in an adjusted level 4 lockdown for two weeks starting today.
Drug users: No time like the present to ‘Kick your Habit’
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With drug users becoming younger and younger, the South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SANCA) has urged citizens to fight substance abuse as the country enters day two of national Drug Awareness Week.
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From one drug addict to another: ‘I quit and so can you’
Ndivhuwo Mukwevho
It’s an important week in South Africa as the country will once again be reminded of the national drug situation and in light of SANCA Drug Awareness Week, there is a story to be shared with the hope that other drug addicts in the same boat can clean up their acts and live a normal and healthy life again.
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