https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/871.html South Africa news 15 Ethics & Medicolegal news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/871.html en-us Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:23:53 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/21-year-court-battle-over-tb-in-prisons-ends-in-r1m-payout-397268a Most of the payout is interest calculated from when state’s liability for TB contraction in prisons was established in 2012. 1-269493 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Ethics & Medicolegal South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/weight-loss-drug-crackdown-will-have-ripple-effect-on-sa-longevity-market-286877a A wellness clinic in Cape Town believes SAHPRA’s recent crackdown on unregistered weight-loss drugs (and the subsequent court battle between the compounding pharmacy and Novo Nordisk) places a sharp focus on the deeper trust issues within South Africa’s growing longevity sector. 1-269280 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:45:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Ethics & Medicolegal South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/pretoria-pharmacy-loses-to-novo-nordisk-in-weight-loss-drug-battle-620271a The Gauteng High Court issued an interim order to prevent a local pharmacy group from manufacturing and selling weight-loss medicines containing semaglutide, the key ingredient in Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy. 1-269221 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:59:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Ethics & Medicolegal South Africa 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 Ethics & Medicolegal 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 Ethics & Medicolegal South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-doctors-who-trained-ai-are-now-losing-patients-to-it-512620a Somewhere right now, a patient is typing their symptoms into an AI chatbot. The answer they received was built — word by careful word — by a physician who will never know their work was used, never see a credit, and never get paid. 1-268756 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:53:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Ethics & Medicolegal 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 Ethics & Medicolegal 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 Ethics & Medicolegal South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/more-than-40-of-capetonians-face-severe-air-pollution-health-risks-514480a A new University of Cape Town study published in the GeoHealth Journal has found that more than 40% of the population in Cape Town is exposed to high or very high levels of air pollution. The study produced the first high-resolution map of air pollution risk across the Cape Town metropolitan area. 1-267496 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:09:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Ethics & Medicolegal South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/recall-notice-boston-scientific-recalls-medical-devices-over-safety-concerns-847453a The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has notified South African health facilities and medical practitioners about a recall of Boston Scientific medical devices. 1-267259 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Ethics & Medicolegal South Africa