Substance abuse is both a symptom and a consequence of untreated mental illness, and government needs to urgently step in to confront this dangerous overlap, argues Gauta Mashego of SECTION27.Mental ...

Experts say South Africa's contradictory approach to drugs — treating addiction as both a disease and a crime — is fuelling a worsening crisis in places like Westbury, where illicit drugs plague the ...

A STRING OF recent drug mule arrests at South Africa’s major airports, including the detention of five South African women caught with R5 million drugs hidden in their snickers and bodies at OR Tambo ...

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A secluded corner surrounded by litter and makeshift structures on the outskirts of South Africa’s capital is home to dozens of people with drug addiction. They inject ...

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Drugs tests on rugby players in South Africa have plunged more than sixfold in the last decade, Telegraph Sport can reveal. The significant drop in testing has coincided with the Springboks becoming ...

Since the bombings by People against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD) in Cape Town in the late 1990s, there has not been a ...