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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.

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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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