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Pharmacists can initiate people with HIV on antiretroviral treatment, the Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled. Photo: GroundUp Staff

Pharmacists can treat people with HIV, appeal court rules

Source: Reuters/Yves Herman; South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meet in Brussels, Belgium, 9 October 2025.

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Source: Reuters/Yves Herman; South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meet in Brussels, Belgium, 9 October 2025.

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Danish weight-loss drug Wegovy debuts in South Africa, challenging Eli Lilly

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AstraZeneca enters rare disease care in South Africa

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SA's Biovac to make, distribute pneumonia vaccine across Africa

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Codix Bio to produce HIV, malaria test kits amid USAid cutbacks

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Dis-Chem Pharmacies posts annual profit jump, declares final dividend

Nqobile Dludla 30 May 2025

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Bayer to close historic German factory in 2028 amidst sweeping restructuring

19 May 2025

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14 May 2025

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Magrabi Health marks 70 years of pioneering healthcare in the Middle East

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Source: Megan Gonsalves, manager of Netcare Akeso’s Crisis Line.

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African drugmaker Aspen says new Latam and Eli Lilly portfolio boosting earnings

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SA competition watchdog probes Novo Nordisk and Sanofi over insulin

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South African pharmaceutical wholesaler UPD adds 42 electric vans to fleet

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New Plant Health Act to boost agricultural trade and biosecurity

New Plant Health Act to boost agricultural trade and biosecurity

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