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Sandile Cele: the scientist at the heart of fight against new Covid-19 variant

31 January 2021 - 00:00 By zimasa matiwane

Not since the start of the pandemic have I wanted to break social distancing and high-five someone as much as I wanted to high-five Sandile Cele — in his case, for pursuing biological science instead of medicine...

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