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This week the Global State of Harm Reduction report by Harm Reduction International cited South Africa as having become one of the world’s largest methamphetamine markets. (Photo by Thomas Banneyer/picture alliance via Getty Images)
CRYSTAL METH

Drug abuse ‘out of hand’ in South Africa, needs radical policy shift

The World Health Organisation recommended opioid substitution drug treatment but because of the cost this therapy is not offered in the public health service

  • Chris Bateman
8 min read
Racket: Frank Lammers plays Ferry Bouman, a Dutch druglord in the Netflix series ‘Undercover’. Photo: Jo Voets
ANNA DRIJVER

Screen Grab: A big sting in the small tale of Undercover’s confined setting

The Dutch-Belgian crime thriller, set on a campsite, makes the most of its confined setting

  • Carlos Amato
4 min read