Obituary: Lionel Mtshali, Premier who defied Mbeki on Aids drugs
20 December 2015 - 02:00
Lionel Mtshali, who has died in Durban at the age of 80, won international acclaim when he openly defied president Thabo Mbeki's murderous HIV/Aids "policy" that prevented the distribution of the anti-Aids drug nevirapine to HIV-positive pregnant women. As a result of this policy, at least 70 000 children were being born HIV-positive in South Africa every year.
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