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Riekje Pelgrim
Government’s strong medicine
Medicine price reform will, on average, save consumers between 13% and 15% this year compared with 2003 prices, says the Department of Health, saying that pricing reform is…
Cheaply departed
Two new developments in the morbid world of undertaking are breathing new life into the coffin trade, which has seen prices rise exponentially, with even poor families spending…
Concern over bird flu grows
A week after the confirmation of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in Nigeria, culling and containment has been slow and inconsistent, triggering concern across the African continent.…
Milk of human kindness overflows
The upmarket suburb of Manor Gardens in Durban may look serene, but is home to ground zero in the fight against Aids. The iThemba Lethu Milk Bank is the first in the world to…