In 2019 around 360 000 people in South Africa fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) and about 58 000 people died due to the disease, according to a World Health Organization Report released last week.
Health experts like Prof Linda-Gail Bekker, Director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, say defaulting on treatment plays a major role in the country's escalating TB deaths.
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