The chief executives of Shoprite, Pick n Pay and Spar said in a joint statement they were very disappointed that the government had extended a diesel levy refund to food manufacturers but not to food retailers.
“This shortage affects me as well because it means that my partner and I could have an unwanted pregnancy. In reality, without access to free family planning, it will cost us financially if we now need to go buy from the chemist. We can’t afford that,” said Cuba
In South Africa, reports of xenophobic incidents are a daily reality but the use of the country’s strained public health system by migrants is now a hot-button issue as impartial access to healthcare has become highly politicized in recent days.
South Africa is seeing fewer medication stockouts than in previous years but contraception shortages continue to be a problem in the country, according to a new report from the Stop Stockouts Project.