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Patients' lives at risk as doctors refuse to work extra overtime without pay

Healthcare

Patients' lives at risk as doctors refuse to work extra overtime without pay

Yoliswa Sobuwa 28 Jan 2025

#BestofBiz 2024: Healthcare

Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2024: Healthcare

17 Dec 2024

Law enforcement urged to act on shops selling expired food

Regulatory

Law enforcement urged to act on shops selling expired food

10 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Gauteng Health Department's last-minute decision a shocker

24 Apr 2024

Healthcare

Health Dept slammed for favouring Cuban doctors over local talent

16 Apr 2024

‘Corruption emergency‘ calls for whistle blower intervention

Film & Cinematography

‘Corruption emergency‘ calls for whistle blower intervention

Issued by About Known Associates Entertainment 26 Feb 2024

Image source: Karolina Grabowska from

Competition Law

R113.2m Gauteng Health PPE tender declared invalid

21 Feb 2024

Public Health

Dettol's new project gives South Africa's children a sporting chance

11 Oct 2022

Image source: Laura James from

Corporate & Commercial Law

Tribunal sets aside R24m Gauteng PPE contract

8 Feb 2022

Image source: Kindel Media from

Criminal Law

Former Gauteng Health officials arrested in R221m corruption case

7 Dec 2021

Protection of whistleblowers key to fighting corruption, says advocate Andy Mothibi

Criminal Law

Protection of whistleblowers key to fighting corruption, says advocate Andy Mothibi

21 Sep 2021

The Life Esidimeni online memorial and advocacy project includes the personal stories of 20 families who lost loved ones

Mental health

Life Esidimeni inquest will determine if health officials could be criminally convicted

20 Jul 2021

The Gauteng government has been taking over the provision of ambulance services from metros. The City of Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni have handed over their ambulance fleets. Source: Supplied

Public Health

Mixed reactions to Gauteng government's ambulance takeover

Masego Mafata 2 Jul 2021

Gauteng premier, David Makhura. Source:

Covid-19

Gauteng "on fire" as Covid-19 infections skyrocket

22 Jun 2021

Public Health

Contingency plans for Charlotte Maxeke patients

20 Apr 2021

Suspended Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku

Public Health

Gauteng community health workers still waiting for full pay

Zoë Postman 25 Sep 2020

Gauteng establishes single government-operated nursing college

Higher Education

Gauteng establishes single government-operated nursing college

9 Jul 2020

SAB recycles beer crates to make face shields

ESG

SAB recycles beer crates to make face shields

20 Apr 2020

Gauteng calls for donations of PPE, ventilators

Health & Social Welfare

Gauteng calls for donations of PPE, ventilators

6 Apr 2020

Gauteng places German tourists under quarantine

Travel

Gauteng places German tourists under quarantine

27 Mar 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Infectious Diseases

Health implements plan to contain CRE outbreak

23 Jan 2020

Former head of the Gauteng department of health Barney Selebano (pictured) may lose his license to practise medicine after an inqury into his involvement in the Life Esidimeni deaths in September. (Joyrene Kramer, Section27)

Mental health

Whatever happened to the doctors & nurses involved in the #LifeEsidimeni tragedy

Nelisiwe Msomi 27 May 2019

People queue in makeshift camps following past threats of xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Today, rescinded health department memos requesting foreigners pay in full for healthcare have sparked a national debate. (Fredrik Lemeryd)

Public Health

Are foreigners really entitled to free healthcare in South Africa?

Sasha Stevenson 13 Mar 2019

Gauteng Health MEC, Gwen Ramakgopa

Mental health

Gauteng Health in search of 16 Life Esidimeni patients

4 Mar 2019

Private healthcare loses more than R22bn a year to fraud, waste

Medical Aid

Private healthcare loses more than R22bn a year to fraud, waste

Roxy de Villiers 1 Mar 2019

Junior doctors get paid at last

Public Health

Junior doctors get paid at last

11 Feb 2019

Inaugural SA Health Excellence Awards call for nominations

Healthcare

Inaugural SA Health Excellence Awards call for nominations

3 Oct 2018

Investigative journalism is evolving as newsrooms continue to shrink

Media Freedom

Investigative journalism is evolving as newsrooms continue to shrink

6 Sep 2018

District hospitals roped in to reduce Charlotte Maxeke operation backlog

Public Health

District hospitals roped in to reduce Charlotte Maxeke operation backlog

22 Aug 2018

Barney Selebano, former head of department. Photo: Joyrene Kramer, Section 27

Mental health

How many doctors and nurses will lose their licenses over #LifeEsidimeni?

Nelisiwe Msomi 7 Aug 2018

Qedani Mahlangu. Photo: Andronica Nedzamba

Mental health

Mahlangu, Hlongwa elected to top Gauteng ANC body

Laura Lopez Gonzalez 25 Jul 2018

Professor Malegapuru Makgoba, the health ombudsman

Healthcare

3 lessons on ethics from the Life Esidimeni tragedy

3 Jul 2018

A patient collects her medication at a clinic in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Photo: MSF/Sydelle WIllow Smith

NHI

South Africa's universal health care plan falls short of fixing an ailing system

Laettia Rispel 3 Jul 2018

Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi

Public Health

Motsoaledi calls for the arrest of violent hospital protesters

1 Jun 2018

Malpractice claims on the rise

Financial Services

Malpractice claims on the rise

17 Apr 2018

Former Gauteng health MEC, Qedani Mahlangu. Photo: Oupa Nkosi

Mental health

#LifeEsidimeni: In six weeks we'll know if Qedani Mahlangu will be prosecuted

Mia Malan 26 Mar 2018

Mental health

The real reason why Gauteng doesn't want to pay up for #LifeEsidimeni

Nelisiwe Msomi 12 Feb 2018

Barbara Creecy, Gauteng finance MEC. Photo: Brenda Masilela/Africa News

Mental health

#LifeEsidimeni: Gauteng health department gave NGO Precious Angels R1m, Barbara Creecy says

Katharine Child 31 Jan 2018

Dr Barney Selebano. Photo: BusinessLIVE

Public Health

Barney Selebano resigns from Gauteng health department

Penwell Dlamini 17 Jan 2018

#LifeEsidimeni: How good people come to do very bad things

Mental health

#LifeEsidimeni: How good people come to do very bad things

Laura Lopez Gonzalez 20 Oct 2017

The night's big winners - Journalist of the year, Sipho Masondo of City Press; SA story of the Year, Suzanne Venter of Rapport; Upcoming/Rising Star of the Year, Botshilo Maake of City Press; and Lifetime achiever, Juby Mayet.

Media

All the Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards 2017 winners!

19 Oct 2017

#LifeEsidimeni: Former Gauteng health MEC Mahlangu visited deadly Cullinan NGOs

Mental health

#LifeEsidimeni: Former Gauteng health MEC Mahlangu visited deadly Cullinan NGOs

Nelisiwe Msomi & Laura Lopez Gonzalez 17 Oct 2017

Digital tool for critical medical decision making

Medtech

Digital tool for critical medical decision making

16 Aug 2017

Gauteng health warns of bogus job adverts

Talent Acquisition

Gauteng health warns of bogus job adverts

23 May 2017

SASOP calls for action on the state of mental health

Mental health

SASOP calls for action on the state of mental health

9 Feb 2017

Qedani Mahlangu

Public Health

Health MEC must be accountable for deaths

2 Feb 2017

Source: M&G/Felix Dlangamandla

Mental health

Health MEC breaks her silence on psychiatric patients

Laura Lopez Gonzalez 10 Nov 2016

Test for HIV or go away!

Radio & Audio

Test for HIV or go away!

Mbali Dhlamini, Issued by Kaya 959 25 May 2015

Gauteng education opens doors for 2016 applications

Primary & Secondary Education

Gauteng education opens doors for 2016 applications

14 Apr 2015

Doctors blame province for equipment shortages

Administration

Doctors blame province for equipment shortages

20 Jun 2014