September 2026

25 September 2026

The single exit price for medicines will rise 2.88% from October as the industry warns rising input costs are straining medicine supply.

23 September 2026

Medical scheme contributions face renewed scrutiny as BHF challenges the CMS's 3.8% guidance for 2027. See what is driving the cost pressure.

21 September 2026

Acute pain in African hospitals affects two-thirds of patients - what the burden means for hospital groups and medical schemes.

20 September 2026

Mpox cases in South Africa are rising, mainly in the Western Cape. What the surge means for the healthcare industry.

19 September 2026

The NHLS is scrambling for new providers after funds for haematology pathology services ran dry, amid an R11.3bn provincial debt

18 September 2026

Momentum Group has posted record earnings, with normalised headline earnings up 13% to R7.06bn - beating its R7bn Impact target a year early.

18 September 2026

Sanlam has written its AfroCentric stake down to nil after the Bonitas exit but rules out a sale, betting it can revive the business.

18 September 2026

GLP-1 medicines alone can't solve SA's diabetes crisis, experts warn, urging earlier screening, coordinated care and better food access.

18 September 2026

Aspen's turnaround hinges on filling its underused sterile manufacturing plants, as GLP-1 sales drive a share recovery.

15 September 2026

The US healthcare affordability crisis is squeezing small employers the hardest, a mirror for local medical scheme debates.

14 September 2026

Dr Thembisile Xulu is the new health Director-General, inheriting a strained department, healthcare-worker shortages and NHI litigation.

14 September 2026

Gauteng is losing 100 nurses a month and needs R5.7bn to fill a 16,000-post gap. This shortage now flagged as a key risk to the NHI rollout.

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