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Deputy President David Mabuza delivering the closing address at the 9th South African Aids Conference at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban on 14 June 2019. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter.

Fight against hiv aids

Mabuza warns SA against complacency in ending HIV/Aids

By Nkosikhona Duma

According to the Human Sciences Research Council, over 250,000 new HIV infections occur in South Africa annually.

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