An investigation by the Public Protector into the affairs of Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota, who earlier this year was found guilty of contravening Parliament’s ethics code, has recommended he not be penalised again for the offence.
South Africa, with the highest rate of Aids infected babies in the world, is the only country — of 72 using nevirapine — to consider delisting the drug which is used to prevent HIV in infants.
South African listed pharmaceutical group Aspen Pharmacare — southern Africa’s largest generics manufacturer — on Wednesday launched Aspen-Stavudine, the first generic anti-retroviral (ARV) drug developed and manufactured in Africa.
African governments must divert more resources into their decrepit and crumbling health services, a conference in Addis Ababa heard on Wednesday.
South Africa’s real retail sales surged by 2,9% m/m (40,9% annualised) in May after seasonal adjustment, Statistics South Africa said on Wednesday.
A stronger rand and weaker world markets pulled the rug up from under heavyweight dual-listed and resources stocks on the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa (JSE) on Wednesday, leaving the overall index almost 1% lower just after midday.
Women Against Child Abuse on Tuesday called on the justice system to prevent abused children from having to testify in court.
King Mswati III is going ahead with the purchase of a controversial multi-million-dollar personal jet that will be used to ferry some heads of state from Johannesburg to attend an international conference in Swaziland next week.
In a front-page editorial, Cape Town newspaper Die Burger on Wednesday called for an end to the government’s ”insanity” over Aids.