New twist in SA's Aids war

South Africans living with Aids are being robbed of their lifesaving drugs so that they can be mixed with marijuana and smoked, authorities and health experts say.

23 Nov 2010

The concoction is called "whoonga" - less a word than an exclamation - and it adds a bizarre twist to the war on HIV/Aids in the world's worst-affected country just as it embarks on a massive distribution of antiretrovirals. Read on.

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