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Parks Tau on Wednesday night dismissed criticism of the proposed R200 billion National Health Insurance ( NHI ) as resistance by private healthcare users, who he said were effectively subsidised by the state. Tau made the comments while

Sicelo Masangwana closes his office door in Somkele, a settlement of about 6 000 people near Mtubatuba in northern KwaZulu-Natal. He walks the 10 or so steps towards the foyer of the building where a room full of people aged 20 await him

A recent report by the University of Cape Town has found that the older persons grant is not sufficient for beneficiaries to make ends meet. Elena Moore and other researchers from the Family Caregiving programme , which focuses on the ca

A huge setback for technology entrepreneur Neo Hutiri, who contracted tuberculosis after quitting his corporate job, turned out to be the catalyst that resulted in his global award-winning business in the health sector. Hutiri, an electr

Clumsy law-making on healthcare and the failure to correct it have resulted in medical schemes carrying an almost unlimited liability for prescribed minimum benefits (PMBs), while nearly 10 million people are being denied low-cost benefits for pr

Well under the radar of any media, the Foundation for Professional Development (FPD) lead clinical researcher in the Eastern Cape, and extraordinary professor at the University of Pretoria, Remco Peters, is making a slow but profound difference t

The medical negligence claims of close to R900 million paid out in only one province in a recent financial year would have been enough to employ the countrys 694 unemployed doctors, Health Minister Joe Phaahla announced on Monday during a press c

Health minister Joe Phaahla has refuted claims that medical doctors who completed statutory community service programmes are struggling to find employment. It is important for me to indicate that whilst the phenomenon of rising numbers o

The car sported a striking wavy polka-dot design in papaya orange and ocean blue on each side and the front wings. But its most prominent feature was the logo for the e-cigarette brand Vuse splashed across the design. In November 2023, F