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'Women still have to prove we can be scientists': SA’s 'queen' of epidemiology
Quarraisha Abdool Karim is a woman of substance, writes Nivashni Nair. She also has a thing about pot plants
08 August 2021 - 00:00
Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim had a garden at her previous Durban home. Now living in a flat, she uses what little spare time she has to nurture greenery in pots. Two ginger plants that have grown to maturity and a vibrant pumpkin patch have restored her ego, she says...
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