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Public Health

New ‘comprehensive’ 220-bed hospital opens in Mpumalanga

5 Aug 2026

Image source: Luca Bertolli –

Legislation & Regulation

ConCourt axes 'certificate of need' scheme from NHA

Mtho Maphumulo 27 May 2026

Global health progress at risk without stronger systems, warns WHO

Healthcare

Global health progress at risk without stronger systems, warns WHO

Issued by COHSASA 14 May 2026

What are the healthcare buzz themes of 2025 to 2026?

Medical Aid

What are the healthcare buzz themes of 2025 to 2026?

Issued by Medshield 14 Jan 2026

Bridging the gap: High-quality clinical practice in underserved settings

Public Health

Bridging the gap: High-quality clinical practice in underserved settings

Kit Wostenholm, Issued by Crestcare Group 4 Feb 2026

Merilynn Steenkamp, Roche Diagnostics. Image supplied.

Oncology

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month | Roche’s Merilynn Steenkamp: Screening key to elimination

Merilynn Steenkamp 22 Jan 2026

#BizTrends2026 | What are the healthcare buzz themes of 2025 into 2026?

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | What are the healthcare buzz themes of 2025 into 2026?

Kevin Aron, Issued by Medshield 14 Jan 2026

Losing sight of the shore in Africa’s HIV response

HIV/AIDS

Losing sight of the shore in Africa’s HIV response

Dr Allan Pamba, Issued by JNPR 4 Dec 2025

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Medical Aid

The case for broader SDG thinking in private healthcare

Dr Katlego Mothudi 20 Nov 2025

Image credit: Tara Winstead on Pexels

Medical Aid

Resilient, equitable healthcare demands smart integration

Dr Katlego Mothudi 16 Jul 2025

Healthcare

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

Francisca Mutap 24 Apr 2025

Source: South Africa Today. Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi.

Healthcare

G20 Health Working Group kicks off in South Africa with a focus on global health equity

26 Mar 2025

Advertising

Controversy erupts over R28m spent on NHI marketing

24 Feb 2025

NHI

President Ramaphosa, Business Unity SA enter into NHI talks

19 Sep 2024

Uniting central SA for #PinkTober 2024

Radio & Audio

Uniting central SA for #PinkTober 2024

Issued by OFM Radio 13 Sep 2024

Source: UCT News. Salome Maswime head of WHO’s Collaborating Centre for Integrated Clinical Care. Photo Lerato Maduna.

Healthcare

Salome Maswime elected to lead WHO’s collaborating centre

12 Sep 2024

NHI

Busa rejects NHI-focused Health Compact, criticises lack of consultation

Katja Hamilton 16 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Prof Lucy Gilson, the head of UCT’s Health Policy and Systems Division, was co-awarded the prestigious Virchow Prize in Germany.

Healthcare

UCT academic scoops prestigious global health award

30 Jul 2024

NHI

Busa encouraged by Ramaphosa’s commitment to find consensus on NHI

22 Jul 2024

NHI

Africa Health Congress: SA's new NHI - path to UHC or empty promise?

18 Jul 2024

Medical Aid

NHI Bill impact: Dispelling misconceptions around medical schemes

18 Jun 2024

NHI

Affinity Health expresses strong support for National Health Insurance Bill

22 May 2024

Source: iStock.

NHI

Opposition mounts against NHI Bill

15 May 2024

Image source: feverpitched –

Legislation & Regulation

NHI Bill set to face legal challenges

Nqobile Dludla 15 May 2024

NHI

Widening private health access outpaces NHI progress

30 Apr 2024

Source: Reuters.

NHI

"The NHI Bill is going to be introduced and signed into law whether they like it or not" - Ramaphosa

Katja Hamilton 15 Jan 2024

Source: Supplied. Craig Comrie, chairperson of the Health Funders Association (HFA).

NHI

HFA: "NHI Bill threatens all citizens’ constitutional rights"

28 Dec 2023

NHI

Samatu commends NHI Bill approval for Universal Health Coverage

11 Dec 2023

NHI

BUSA and B4SA challenge "unconstitutional" NHI Bill

7 Dec 2023

NHI

Rubber stamping NHI Bill will have damaging consequences for SA for generations

27 Nov 2023

Navigating the future of South African healthcare: A reflection on the NHI Fund and Bill

Education & Training

Navigating the future of South African healthcare: A reflection on the NHI Fund and Bill

Dr Nivisha Parag, Issued by Regent Business School 21 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied.

NHI

Proposed tax hikes intensify NHI funding worries

Katja Hamilton 30 Aug 2023

NHI

Ghana's national health insurance users often end up paying as much as those who don't belong. So why join?

22 Aug 2023

The NHI could make South Africa a leader in digitised healthcare

NHI

The NHI could make South Africa a leader in digitised healthcare

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 10 Aug 2023

Covid-19

Phaahla urges Brics nations to maintain vigilance against Covid-19

8 Aug 2023

Source: @WHOSouthSudan

Banking

Banks and WHO launch investment platform to strengthen primary healthcare services

26 Jun 2023

Source: Pixabay.

Healthcare

South Africa still far from providing equitable healthcare for all, summit reveals

Katja Hamilton 4 May 2023

NHI

The progress towards achieving universal health coverage needs to remain on track

Ahmed Banderker 20 Mar 2023

NHI

NHI: Implementation headaches loom for health dept

Ndivhuwo Mukwevho 4 Jan 2023

Noncommunicable diseases

Hypertension, diabetes, stroke: they kill more people than infectious diseases and should get a Global Fund

Kaushik Ramaiya 30 Dec 2022

Pharmaceuticals

Lilly and EVA Pharma join hands to drive affordable insulin access in Africa

15 Dec 2022

Image source: Illia Uriadnikov –

Legislation & Regulation

National Health Insurance Bill almost ready to be tabled in Parly

13 Dec 2022

Healthcare

SA's birth control stock shortage a major setback for women's reproductive health rights

Katja Hamilton 13 Dec 2022

Covid-19

Fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic has been far reaching, report shows

12 Dec 2022

NHI

The NHI's newest generation of reforms are rolling out... but who exactly is in charge?

Katja Hamilton 29 Nov 2022