BLACK EMPOWERMENT COMPANY

BY RICHARD HURSTA NEWLY formed so-called South African black empowerment company, Phila Phola Pharmaceuticals, intends to import and produce generic and patented drugs under licence is actively seeking established partners from the sector.Originally intended to be under the umbrella of the Thebe Investment Company, the company has been spun off as a separate entity and is seeking viable factory sites in Johannesburg and Cape Town.Chairman Jiyana Mbere said that he hopes that Phila Phola, which means 'get healthy' in Zulu, would supply HIV retrovirals and ...


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