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HIV treatment programmes are in trouble

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Sara Gon and Makone Maja discuss the impact of the loss of US funding that supported HIV programmes, the employment equity targets as well as Gauteng government's latest act of malfeasance of renting buildings for millions whilst they own 41 vacant buildings.

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30 Apr 2025 10AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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