Nontsikelelo was one of the complainants in a Competition Commission case that resulted in antiretroviral medicines becoming affordable and saving the lives of many.
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Exactly 20 years ago, Hazel Tau became the first of 11 complainants to bring a ground-breaking complaint to the Competition Commission alleging that the price of drugs to treat HIV/Aids in SA was excessive. So excessive that SA’s price ranged from 540% to 1,543% more than the best-priced generic available in the world.