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Participants in a survey believe Covid-19 is exaggerated and that the virus has declined.Image: 123RF/Jarun Ontakrai
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SA in ‘favourable’ position regarding supply of Covid-19 ‘miracle’ drug dexamethasone

Health minister Zweli Mkhize on Friday said SA is in a favourable position when it comes to supply of dexamethasone. A recent study by Oxford University in the UK showed that dexamethasone was an acceptable drug in treating the…

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U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions during the daily coronavirus task force briefing as Vice President Mike Pence listens at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 3, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
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Trump doubles down on his support for anti-malaria drug to treat coronavirus

President Donald Trump on Saturday doubled down on his support for a drug that is still being tested to treat the coronavirus, saying he might take the medicine himself and encouraging others with doctor approval to do the same. At his…

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PLANTING THE IDEA: The idea that cannabis is an undesirable plant has been firmly implanted in the psyche over the past 150-years. But what is the truth about this plant and does it deserve its bad reputation? Picture: ROB KNOWLES
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Much taboo about nothing

In this week’s Talk of the Town we will be looking at the cannabis plant and asking the question, has it any place in the agricultural sector and could it become a major industry in South Africa with the potential to assist emerging…

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A team of investigators uncovered a massivedrug laboratory in Springfield Park, just outside the Durban Central Business District, on Friday.Image: Supplied
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Police make R50m drug bust in Durban

Seven people are expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Monday after a tip-off led police to a R50m drug bust. In a statement issued on Saturday, national police spokesman Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo said a multi-disciplinary…

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The five awaiting-trial prisoners escaped from the Witpoort police holding cells on Monday.Image: SUHAIB SALEM
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Alleged drug mule nabbed at OR Tambo airport with R600,000 drugs

A 35-year-old woman will appear in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Monday after allegedly being bust with drugs with an estimated value of R600,000 at OR Tambo International Airport. The woman was arrested on Thursday after being…

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