Q&A with competition commissioner Tembinkosi Bonakele on PCR pricing

Competition Commission slow to force labs to drop prices of Covid tests

19 December 2021 - 00:00 By Chris Barron

SA’s three main private pathology laboratories have slashed their price for Covid-19 PCR tests by 41% after an intervention by the Competition Commission. Chris Barron asked competition commissioner Tembinkosi Bonakele .....

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