“We can't just dish out ARVs like that. It is not Panado or vitamins or over-the-counter medication.” This is what the health minister Aaron Motsoaledi said when responding to the request made by illegal miners who are underground in the Old Buffelsfontein mine in Stilfontein, North West. On Monday, the illegal miners sent a letter up to the surface which stated: “Sicela ama ARVs plz, abantu bayawadinga ngapha.