Public frustration is rising after Gauteng health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko dismissed claims of severe pressure in public hospitals. Her comments on overcrowding, patient conditions, and media reporting have triggered a wider debate about accountability in the...
The Health Professions Council of South Africa HPCSA is warning that unregistered practitioners are putting lives at risk. New cases of “bogus doctors” continue to surface. Sinenkiy | 123rf/207670572 “If you’re in the hands of an unqualified person, you’re as well as...
South Africa’s medical scheme regulator has escalated its fight to keep Sizwe Hosmed under curatorship. An affidavit filed in the High Court in Pretoria alleges serious governance and payment failures at the troubled scheme. The allegations include potential duplicate...