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Mandrax

South Africa’s longstanding drug abuse problem linked to unemployment
National
/ 6 June 2022

South Africa’s longstanding drug abuse problem linked to unemployment

The police and criminal justice system continue with a punitive approach to fight illegal drug trade, targeting poor black users in particular

By Eunice Masson
Cape Town’s desperate female gangster phenomenon
National
/ 1 October 2021

Cape Town’s desperate female gangster phenomenon

Research finds women and girls act as recruits, drug dealers and armed gangsters in the ‘deeply ingrained’ gang culture in the Western Cape

By Eunice Masson
Want to quit smoking? Breathe
Article
/ 14 September 2018

Want to quit smoking? Breathe

Puffing away on nicotine is unhealthy and socially no longer acceptable, but people do struggle to give it up

By Ellapen Rapiti
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Article
/ 26 September 2011

Apartheid demons return to haunt Wouter Basson

Dr Wouter Basson risks losing his licence should a hearing find him guilty of making Mandrax, Ecstasy and drugs used to sedate SADF prisoners.

By Katharine Child
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Article
/ 7 August 2008

Tik addicts jailed for 24 years each over petrol murder

Two tik addicts who doused a woman with petrol before setting her alight in an argument over a cellphone have each been jailed for 24 years.

By Staff Reporter

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