The project’s closure six months ago forced some injecting drug users to share needles and risk infections such as HIV and Hepatitis C.
Newer, lifesaving drugs for South Africa’s "silent" killer aren’t yet available in the country.
A tale of two cities: Durban ditches drug users while Tshwane becomes the first city in SA to pioneer and fund new ways to keep them safe.
Misconceptions about HIV infection and injection drug use could shut down the only project working to curb it.
It’s time that evidence, not stigma, drive SA’s drug policies.
Drugs have destroyed many lives, but wrongheaded governmental policies have destroyed many more, argue experts.
The health department calls arrests ‘unfortunate’ after senior officials spend night trying to get workers out of cells.
Those who ‘shoot up’ have a higher risk of getting infected, but some progressive nations are encouraging drug users to adopt safer habits.