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BBC – South Africa HIV-row minister Tshabalala-Msimang dies

South African ex-Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, criticised for questioning whether HIV causes Aids, has died aged 69 from liver disease.

Her critics dubbed her “Dr Beetroot” for her advocacy of healthy eating rather than drugs to fight HIV. …

[A] study last year claimed that more than 300,000 people had died prematurely because of the delay in rolling out the drugs to people with HIV between 2000 and 2005. Some 5.2m South Africans have HIV – the highest number of people living with the virus in one country in the world.

And:

The BBC’s Karen Allen in Johannesburg says Dr Tshabalala-Msimang remained popular among many South Africans for her liberation credentials. …

Dr Tshabalala-Msimang recommended olive oil, lemon, beetroot and the African potato as elements of a healthy diet that could treat the symptoms associated with Aids.

So there you have it. Liberation and the African potato will cure any illness. Except Aids. Or liver disease.