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No DNA, just RSA: South African TB study sets new global standards

A former awaiting-trial prisoner has been awarded more than R1-million after contracting tuberculosis in Pollsmoor Prison from June 2000 to August 2003. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

21-year court battle over TB in prisons ends in R1m payout

By Tania Broughton 1 Jul 2026

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TB is like “devastating slavery” - Health Minister

25 Jul 2025

Nonkolelo Jijingubo’s husband died of TB in 2009 while working at Beatrix Gold Mine in the Free State. Despite lodging her claim in 2021, she is yet to receive payment. Photo supplied

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Sipokazi Fokazi 25 Jul 2025

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23 Jul 2025

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14 Jul 2025

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27 Mar 2024

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25 Mar 2024

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25 Mar 2024

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South Africa confronts alarming TB death rate despite declining infections

13 Dec 2023

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