https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/716.html South Africa Medical Law news 15 Medical Law news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/716.html en-us Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:43:21 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/pretoria-pharmacy-troubles-compound-as-novo-nordisk-takes-legal-action-178936a A Pretoria pharmacy, which was the subject of a recent weight-loss drug crackdown in South Africa, is once again making headlines as the Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk takes it to the High Court. 1-268938 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:08:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/court-dismisses-appeal-against-matric-results-publication-ruling-what-this-means-for-health-research-956164a The Pretoria High Court dismissed the Information Regulator’s application for leave to appeal in Minister of Basic Education and Another v Information Regulator of South Africa and Others last week, 3 June. 1-268854 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:31:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/nhi-act-pending-legal-challenges-that-could-alter-sa-healthcare-system-512730a South Africa's National Health Insurance (NHI) Act is now the subject of one of the most significant waves of healthcare-related litigation since the advent of democracy. 1-268846 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:21:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sahpra-clamps-down-on-unregistered-weight-loss-drugs-178026a In a recent collaborative investigation and inspection, the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) and the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) seized and ordered a recall of unregistered weight-loss drugs manufactured in Pretoria. 1-268428 Tue, 26 May 2026 08:36:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/concourt-declares-sections-of-nha-inconsistent-with-the-constitution-845483a The Department of Health (DoH) says it has noted the Constitutional Court judgment declaring that sections 36 to 40 of the National Health Act 61 of 2003 are inconsistent with the Constitution. 1-268219 Tue, 19 May 2026 10:23:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/nhi-faces-constitutional-court-test-this-week-392558a This week, the Western Cape Government and the Board of Healthcare Funders are challenging the NHI Act 20 of 2023 in the Constitutional Court. They wish to have the Act declared invalid and set aside. 1-267833 Wed, 06 May 2026 09:57:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/implicated-individuals-in-life-esidimeni-tragedy-to-be-prosecuted-958614a The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) will institute legal action against individuals implicated in the Life Esidimeni tragedy. 1-267334 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:13:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/lessons-on-prescription-when-the-introduction-of-new-causes-come-too-late-170106a A recent judgment of the Mahikeng High Court serves as a stark reminder that a change in the legal foundation of a claim — from contract to delict — is not merely a technical adjustment. It constitutes the introduction of a new cause of action and, consequently, a new debt for the purposes of the Prescription Act 68 of 1969. Where the prescriptive period applicable to that new debt has already lapsed, the amendment will not be permitted. 1-267178 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/hidden-costs-of-medical-errors-landmark-case-in-uganda-spotlights-hiv-misdiagnosis-066465a The High Court of Uganda, sitting at Jinja, delivered a noteworthy judgment in an HIV misdiagnosis and medical negligence case on 18 February 2026. 1-266667 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:17:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/black-market-beauty-unlicensed-injectors-in-south-africa-aesthetic-industry-066565a South African beauty enthusiasts were gripped by a recent News24 story in which a young woman was mentally and physically scarred after getting illegal lip filler. The story highlighted the unfortunate problem in the country’s medical aesthetics industry: illegal injectables. 1-266567 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Medical Law South Africa