For many investors, the notion of investing capital in the healthcare sector, particularly in hospitals, is counterintuitive. After all, a glance at the 10-year share price performance of South African giants Netcare and Life Healthcare paints a rather grim picture....
The Department of Health has incurred a substantial legal bill, spending R9.7 million since October 2023. This was to defend legal challenges against its flagship National Health Insurance (NHI) Act and the existing National Health Act. Health Minister Aaron...
The Road Accident Fund (RAF has announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Collins Letsoalo, has been placed on special leave. The RAF CEO’s special leave decision by the RAF board comes as the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) continues its probe into...
A significant number of cancer drugs approved since 2000, as reviewed by Bloomberg News, have never been definitively shown to extend patient survival for their approved uses. This raises questions about the growing cost of cancer treatments. The landscape of cancer...
Life insurer Liberty announced that it paid out a substantial R12 billion in death, disability, and income protection claims to over 120,000 beneficiaries throughout 2024. This impressive figure reflects the volume of Liberty insurance claims processed last year. The...
