15 OCTOBER 2006

On a episode of Siyayinqoba Beat It! about Curative Claims, then Deputy Minister of Health, Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge said: "Communication must be consistent. As leaders in government, from the president to the lowest office, we should all be passing the same messages so that we don’t confuse people." Within the context of an episode on curative claims this statement was a criticism of then President Thabo Mbeki and Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang and their promotion of HIV denial and quack remedies from charlatans such as Matthias Rath, Zeblon Qwala and Tine van der Maas.

Siyayinqoba Beat It! 2006 Episode 21 - Curative claims

Siyayinqoba Beat It! 2006 this week looks at the debate around ARV treatment vs. positive living and curative claims. We look at the Manto diet of garlic, lemons and olive oil, we visit Zeblon Kholwa Gwala and look at his untested ‘miracle' Ubhejane cure, and we speak to Justice Edwin Cameron about living positively on ARVs. We are joined by Nozizwe Mandla-Routledge and Dr Trevor Majoro in studio to discuss the importance of tested medicines.