Faster, cheaper Covid-19 testing kit launched in SA 23 December 2020 12:38 PM Share This: BioTech Africa says it's Covid-19 testing kits will cost approximately half the price of the kits currently on the market. A Cape Town-based company has just launched a new Covid-19 testing platform. BioTech Africa says they'll be able to test a greater number of people at a fraction of the cost. The first two sites opening are at Hamilton Rugby Club in Greenpoint and next door to the Checkers Emporium Shopping centre in Constantia. The testing kits will also soon be sold at selected pharmacies nationwide and the samples couried back to Biotech's laboratories overnight for processing the next day.