thislife issue 7

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locallife

Local  living what’s  new  in  cape  town

All  features  on  this  page  are  genuine  editorial  comment  â€“  thislife  does  not  do  advertorial  in  any  shape  or  form!

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meet  the  man  behind  the  team  which  may  have  found  a  breakthrough Â

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Prof,  what  got  you  interested  in  trying  to  cure  malaria?  â€˜I  wanted  to  use  my  talents Â

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48  2nd  Avenue,  /HYĂ„LSK =PSSHNL and  now  in  the  new  Newlands  Quarter  too.   021  672  2229.  =PL^ [OLT VU facebook Â

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Is  malaria  on  the  way  out?  Thanks  to  Kelly  Chibale,  it  could  well  be

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