30 September 2026
Cardiovascular disease kills 225 South Africans daily, most before 65 — and untreated high blood pressure drives much of the toll.
28 September 2026
The Health Department has referred claims about NHI advertising contracts to the SIU, AGSA, and the Public Protector for review.
19 September 2026
The NHLS is scrambling for new providers after funds for haematology pathology services ran dry, amid an R11.3bn provincial debt
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.
8 September 2026
Mandatory medical scheme membership for taxpayers could cut cover costs by up to 30%, HFA research finds, alongside a risk equalisation fund.
8 September 2026
The government will bring traditional health practitioners into the NHI as regulation and benefit-sharing take shape.
24 August 2026
Parmed medical aid reform could make membership voluntary for MPs, judges and other office-bearers, opening access to alternative schemes.
13 August 2026
Explore the calls for drug company nationalisation in South Africa amid rising job cuts and concerns in the pharmaceutical industry.
27 May 2026
The ConCourt ruling highlights key legal setbacks for South Africa’s NHI project and its implications for healthcare facilities.
26 May 2026
Medical aid schemes face a crisis as young members leave and costs soar. Discover why the private healthcare model is under threat.
24 May 2026
South Africa's Certificate Of Need Ruling has declared certain health provisions unconstitutional, ending a two-decade legal battle.