Black-market weight-loss drug sellers move fast. SA’s regulators can’t keep up

News24 Business22 October 2026 at 15:25

South African regulators have won an important court battle against a pharmacy making its own versions of popular weight-loss injections. But illegal and experimental drugs are still being sold openly, while new rules to crack down on the trade are months away. Why is the country struggling to stop…
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