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WHO workers mobilised 4.7 tonnes of essential medical supplies and emergency kits to support the affected regions in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya. Image credit: World Health Organisation/Handout via Reuters

Infectious Diseases

Gates Foundation commits $15m to Ebola response as WHO suspects 900 cases

25 May 2026

Dis-Chem reimagines healthcare retail with Melrose Arch Health Hub

Retailers

Dis-Chem reimagines healthcare retail with Melrose Arch Health Hub

8 May 2026

Healthcare reform must be built on stability, not slogans

Medical Aid

Healthcare reform must be built on stability, not slogans

Kevin Aron, Issued by Medshield 10 Mar 2026

Beyond Points: AI rewrites the rules of retail loyalty

Retail Marketing

Beyond Points: AI rewrites the rules of retail loyalty

Mosa Ntwampe, Issued by Brave Group 4 Feb 2026

Medihelp’s care ‘superpower’: Future-fit healthcare that’s compassionate, well managed, and sustainable

Medical Aid

Medihelp’s care ‘superpower’: Future-fit healthcare that’s compassionate, well managed, and sustainable

Issued by Medihelp 10 Dec 2025

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Medical Aid

The case for broader SDG thinking in private healthcare

Dr Katlego Mothudi 20 Nov 2025

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Palliative care

Women-led Alignd attracts E Squared investment

12 Sep 2025

Dr. Nkateko Munisi, new chairperson of MediCo, and outgoing chair, Adv. Barend Esterhuyzen, who founded MediCo CFI in 2015. Image supplied.

Financial Services

Medico appoints Dr Nkateko Munisi as board chairperson

5 Sep 2025

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Medical Aid

Rising mega gap claims signal growing healthcare funding woes

Martin Rimmer 1 Sep 2025

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Oncology

Breakthrough in breast cancer vaccine development

23 Jun 2025

Image: Gates Foundation

Public Health

Healthcare, poverty alleviation at the heart of Bill Gates' final philanthropic push

Maroefah Smith 12 Jun 2025

Healthcare

Africa’s healthcare funding crisis: 3 strategies to manage deadly diseases

Francisca Mutap 24 Apr 2025

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Healthcare

Africa relies too heavily on foreign aid for health – 4 ways to fix this

Francisca Mutapi 25 Feb 2025

Source: Martin Rimmer, chief executive officer of Sirago Underwriting Managers.

Healthcare

Essential steps for robust healthcare financial planning in 2025

3 Feb 2025

Source: Josua Joubert, chief executive and principal officer of CompCare.

Healthcare

Imagine signing up for medical aid today and being covered tomorrow!

16 Oct 2024

Public Health

The impact of fraud, waste, and abuse on medical-scheme members and strategies for industry reform

15 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied. Charlton Murove, head of research, Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF).

Public Health

Risk-based Capital models: The key to healthcare scheme sustainability

19 Aug 2024

Medical Aid

NHI Bill impact: Dispelling misconceptions around medical schemes

18 Jun 2024

Medical Aid

Mega gap insurance claims soar to R440k in 2023 amid escalating specialist fees

19 Jan 2024

NHI

Connecting the dots to deliver sustainable healthcare

Reinder Nauta and Patrick Lubbe 27 Jul 2023

Is it the end of the road for private medical aids?

Medical Aid

Is it the end of the road for private medical aids?

Katja Hamilton 7 Jul 2022

Source: ©Jasmin Merdan

Covid-19

Vaccinate for a normal way of life

20 Sep 2021

Optimising healthcare leadership

Management & Leadership

Optimising healthcare leadership

Auguste (Gusti) Coetzer & Hanco Minnaar, Issued by People Power Placements SA 11 Jun 2021

Damian McHugh, head of marketing, Momentum health services.

Medical Aid

What the 2019 budget means for healthcare consumers

5 Mar 2019

Dr Johann Serfontein, Free Market Foundation health policy unit

Public Health

Free healthcare for all: A political fairytale

2 Nov 2017

Generic medicine usage continues to grow in SA

Pharmaceuticals

Generic medicine usage continues to grow in SA

25 Oct 2017

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Healthcare

Private healthcare environment compromised by unregulated fees

31 Aug 2017

Cost containment and quality healthcare need not be mutually exclusive

Healthcare

Cost containment and quality healthcare need not be mutually exclusive

Mark Arnold 30 Aug 2017

Pre-NHI forum to take on medical aid graft

Public Health

Pre-NHI forum to take on medical aid graft

19 Jul 2017

BHF Healthcare Forums equipping today's managers for future leadership roles

Healthcare

BHF Healthcare Forums equipping today's managers for future leadership roles

12 May 2017

New skills networking platform for healthcare funders

Healthcare

New skills networking platform for healthcare funders

13 Apr 2017

Oversupply contributes to healthcare inflation

Medical Aid

Oversupply contributes to healthcare inflation

30 Mar 2017

Source: Rural Health Advocacy Group

Public Health

Radical transformation begins with fixing how we fund healthcare in remote areas

Russell Rensburg and Marije Versteeg-Mojanaga 2 Mar 2017

Healthcare

CMS head Humphrey Zokufa dies

Nicci Botha 24 Jan 2017

Growing SA's economy is a gamble

Markets & Investment

Growing SA's economy is a gamble

21 Dec 2016

Medical aid members still have to dig deep in their pockets

Medical Aid

Medical aid members still have to dig deep in their pockets

28 Nov 2016

Proposed changes to Medical Schemes Act will affect payouts

Medical Aid

Proposed changes to Medical Schemes Act will affect payouts

14 Jan 2016

Universal health care is a tall order given southern Africa's poor finances

Health & Social Welfare

Universal health care is a tall order given southern Africa's poor finances

Erica Penfold 22 Oct 2015

Medical Aid

Managed care initiative more important, as South Africans increase expenditure

30 Jul 2014

Medical Aid

Software development to solve managed care costs

29 Apr 2014

Comments on healthcare funding probe

Medical Aid

Comments on healthcare funding probe

28 Jun 2013