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News

Why World Consumer Rights Day matters for your consumer rights

Regulatory

Why World Consumer Rights Day matters for your consumer rights

17 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Blood types decoded: How they impact emergency care

3 Mar 2025

Image source: Racool_studio from

Law of Succession

Can deceased estates inherit administrative review rights? ConCourt rules

Linda Shwana and Jamié-Lee Jacobs 20 Dec 2024

Standard Bank Top Women Awards 2024 announce this year’s winners

Events & Conferencing

Standard Bank Top Women Awards 2024 announce this year’s winners

Issued by Topco Media 13 Dec 2024

Pictured: Kedibone Sono

Accounting & Auditing

Audit Quality Indicators for auditor authorisation within medical schemes industry

Kedibone Sono, Issued by SAICA 11 Dec 2024

Finalists announced for the 21st annual Standard Bank Top Women Awards

Events & Conferencing

Finalists announced for the 21st annual Standard Bank Top Women Awards

Issued by Topco Media 5 Dec 2024

Source: Reuters.

Medical Aid

A new low-cost medical scheme is here from Discovery Health

13 Nov 2024

There is opportunity for innovation in South Africa’s healthcare landscape, says Medshield’s Kevin Aron

Medical Aid

There is opportunity for innovation in South Africa’s healthcare landscape, says Medshield’s Kevin Aron

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 4 Nov 2024

Medshield explains the difference between medical aid schemes and medical insurance

Medical Aid

Medshield explains the difference between medical aid schemes and medical insurance

Issued by Stone 25 Sep 2024

Healthcare

Healthcare’s blank cheque safety net pushes up costs

3 Sep 2024

Source: Supplied. Aurélien Breton.

Healthcare

Aurélien Breton: A champion of patient access to innovation in South Africa

30 Aug 2024

Source: @DIRCO_ZA/X

Healthcare

Navigating healthcare reforms in South Africa’s GNU

27 Jun 2024

Medical Aid

Medical schemes’ new financial reporting standards: What members need to know

11 Jun 2024

Source: James White, the director of sales and marketing at Turnberry Management Risk Solutions.

Medical Aid

Understand your medical aid policy changes for 2024 and make an informed decision about your cover

James White 10 Jan 2024

NHI

Rubber stamping NHI Bill will have damaging consequences for SA for generations

27 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied. Reo Botes, managing executive at Essential Employee Benefits.

Healthcare

Medical aid and medical insurance - what's the difference?

Reo Botes 24 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Primary health insurance steps in as employer-subsidised medical scheme membership declines

Cornel Schoeman 20 Sep 2023

Medical Aid

Medical schemes mandated to cap cost increases at 5%

Katja Hamilton 10 Aug 2023

Medical Aid

Board of Health Funders exposes transparency concerns in healthcare regulation

Katja Hamilton 8 Aug 2023

Financial Services

Court orders Council for Medical Schemes to cough up source documents on low-cost benefit options

Neesa Moodley 18 Jul 2023

Medical Aid

The numbers never lie: choosing a medical scheme can be a data-driven decision

Weatherton Nyambeu 15 Feb 2023

How can private healthcare become more affordable for the average South African?

Healthcare

How can private healthcare become more affordable for the average South African?

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 2 Dec 2022

Medical Aid

Well-known medical scheme under liquidation

13 Sep 2022

Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Medical Law

Mom wins court battle against medical scheme

Tania Broughton 29 Aug 2022

Financial Services

BHF launches legal action against the Council for Medical Schemes

17 Aug 2022

Source: FreePik.

Healthcare

Council for Medical Schemes recommends capping 2023 medical aid increases

Paresh Prema 10 Aug 2022

Source: Supplied. Denelle Morais, Bestmed Manager: Marketing and Communications.

Medical Aid

SA's largest self-administered medical scheme appoints Tribeca as its communication partner

21 Jan 2022

Healthcare

HFA hits back amid PCR-test price storm

Katja Hamilton 15 Dec 2021

Covid-19

PCR test prices hit record-low reduction in South Africa

13 Dec 2021

Source: ©Getty Images

Medical Aid

Merger between Bonitas & Nedgroup Medical Aid Scheme approved

18 Nov 2021

Source: © visivasnc

Medical Aid

Medical scheme consolidation a notable trend

29 Oct 2021

Source: ©langstrup

Medical Aid

8th largest open medical scheme created

27 Sep 2021

Source: ©Henrik Dolle

Medical Aid

Covid-19 international travel benefit introduced

17 Sep 2021

Sister Zoliswa Gidi-Dyosi, a registered nurse and midwife, receives her Covid-19 vaccine at the Khayelitsha Hospital, Cape Town, in February 2021. Archive photo: Jeffrey Abrahams

Covid-19

How hesitant are South Africans about getting vaccinated?

James Stent 24 Aug 2021

Dr Ntuthuko Bhengu, former HMI panel member

NHI

How private healthcare reform can smooth the transition to NHI

13 Aug 2021

Accelerating access to palliative care is a fundamental human right

Palliative care

Accelerating access to palliative care is a fundamental human right

Issued by MANGO-OMC 3 Feb 2021

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Medical Aid

Report on racial bias by schemes against black healthcare providers released

20 Jan 2021

Health minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize

Covid-19

Mkhize's wishlist: Covid-19 vaccine rollout in February

4 Jan 2021

Paul Cox, MD, EssentialMed

NHI

Covid-19 exposes NHI fault lines

Paul Cox 5 Nov 2020

John Cranke. financial advisor, PSG Wealth Employee Benefits Midlands.

Medical Aid

Making the most of current medical scheme rates

John Cranke 3 Nov 2020

Public comment sought on draft Cofi Bill

Legislation & Regulation

Public comment sought on draft Cofi Bill

29 Sep 2020