Better late than never: The State steps in

Due to the advancement of medical science and technology over the past 100 years life expectancy has doubled in most countries across the globe, (although this advancement has been curtailed over the past 20 years with the advancement of HIV worldwide). South Africa, with one of the highest HIV infection rates in the world now experiences negative growth rates in certain parts of the country due to the pandemic. Statistics in South Africa tell us that there are currently 3.7 million people over the age of 60 and slightly more than 341,000 older than the age of 80, while the number of ind...