SA stuck with R200m of 'unusable COVID drugs' - due to SANDF gaffe

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SA stuck with R200m of 'unusable COVID drugs' - due to SANDF gaffe

How does this actually happen? SANDF has faced blistering criticism on Thursday, after it was found they had spent a fortune on dodgy COVID treatments.

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