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The health revolution is real, but SA will win or lose on governance, not gadgets

Medtech

The health revolution is real, but SA will win or lose on governance, not gadgets

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Medshield Medical Scheme appoints new experienced chief medical officer

Hospital Groups

Medshield Medical Scheme appoints new experienced chief medical officer

Issued by Stone 6 Feb 2026

Momentum Health lands major Bonitas administration contract

Medical Aid

Momentum Health lands major Bonitas administration contract

3 Feb 2026

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Ethics & Medicolegal

Health Ombud reveals systemic failures in South African healthcare

10 Dec 2025

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Hospital Groups

Johann Rupert’s Remgro, MSC’s IHL plan Mediclinic takeover

4 Dec 2025

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Tuberculosis

Department of Health relaunches South Africa’s TB Caucus

29 Oct 2025

Get instant discounts with Dis-Chem's Better Rewards programme

Health & Beauty

Get instant discounts with Dis-Chem's Better Rewards programme

10 Oct 2025

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Public Health

Mediclinic’s impactful partnership with Unjani Clinics

30 Sep 2025

Couriers adapt to climate-driven supply chain disruptions

Distribution

Couriers adapt to climate-driven supply chain disruptions

19 Sep 2025

Logistics: A lifeline for SA’s healthcare system

Logistics & Transport

Logistics: A lifeline for SA’s healthcare system

8 Aug 2025

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Medtech

App-side manner: Why SA prefers telemedicine services

30 Jul 2025

NWU strengthens global ties and gathers insight ahead of new medical school launch

Higher Education

NWU strengthens global ties and gathers insight ahead of new medical school launch

Issued by North-West University (NWU) 19 Jun 2025

Source: GCIS. President Cyril Ramaphosa at a bilateral meeting with President Karin Keller-Sutter of Switzerland on the margins of the first meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Governors in Cape Town in February 2025.

NHI

Plea for transparency: Ramaphosa to release NHI Bill approval records

8 May 2025

Financial Services

Trump's USAID freeze boosts local nurse-led clinics in South African townships

11 Mar 2025

Source: Bl1zz4rd-editor, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons.

Healthcare

South African activists unite in global protests demanding immediate release of Gaza paediatrician Abu-Safiyah

Katja Hamilton 6 Jan 2025

Healthcare

The key role of pharmacy clinics in South Africa's evolving healthcare system

7 Nov 2024

Source: Supplied.

Pharmaceuticals

CFAO acquires Opella Healthcare South Africa

2 Oct 2024

The reality of South Africa's looming healthcare costs: Medshield's Kevin Aron unpacks the NHI

NHI

The reality of South Africa's looming healthcare costs: Medshield's Kevin Aron unpacks the NHI

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 1 Oct 2024

Unpacking the NHI Act: Medshield’s Kevin Aron explains the changing healthcare landscape

NHI

Unpacking the NHI Act: Medshield’s Kevin Aron explains the changing healthcare landscape

Kevin Aron, Issued by Stone 20 Sep 2024

Source: Supplied. Nokuzola Mtshiya, Head: Stakeholder Relations and Business Development, Board of Healthcare Funders.

Financial Services

Shattering ceilings: How women are revolutionising healthcare in SA

29 Aug 2024

NHI

Complementary medicine can get us closer to universal healthcare

Bianca De Canha 23 Jul 2024

Dean Macpherson was quick to take the country into his confidence on the cyber breach

Cybersecurity

R300m DPWI cyber theft the latest signs of failing state IT infrastructure

Lindsey Schutters 10 Jul 2024

Source: Ease Holdings.

Healthcare

Ease Holdings expands healthcare programme to South Africa

9 Jul 2024

Telemedicine can expand universal access to care and improve patient experience, by Medshield

Medical Aid

Telemedicine can expand universal access to care and improve patient experience, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 5 Jul 2024

Source: Reo Botes, managing executive at Essential Employee Benefits.

NHI

The enactment of the NHI Bill should not spark panic or knee-jerk reactions

Reo Botes 26 Jun 2024

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Legislation & Regulation

NHI Bill set to face legal challenges

Nqobile Dludla 15 May 2024

As purse strings draw tighter under the strain of an economy in flux, challenger brands are stepping into the spotlight says Lebo Madiba, PR Powerhouse

Branding

The rise of the new maestros: The challenger brands

Lebo Madiba 30 Apr 2024

Source: WikiCommons. The common yellow commelina, one of the popular plants used to treat children.

Natural Medicine

Medicinal plants help keep children healthy in South Africa: 61 species were recorded

T Ndhlovu, A O Omotayo, A O Aremu and W Otang-Mbeng 26 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Aimée Wesso-Roberts, AfroCentric Group.

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Prevention, digital access, and patient-centred care

Aimée Wesso-Roberts 25 Jan 2024

Source: Dischem.

HIV/AIDS

Dis-Chem teams with Ezintsha to enhance access to HIV prevention

7 Dec 2023

Allegra transforms retail dispensing at Johannesburg Surgical Hospital

Medtech

Allegra transforms retail dispensing at Johannesburg Surgical Hospital

Issued by Allegra 28 Sep 2023

Medshield launch 2024 benefits and confirms its position as its members' healthcare partner for life

Medical Aid

Medshield launch 2024 benefits and confirms its position as its members' healthcare partner for life

Issued by Stone 26 Sep 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. HealthDart co-founder and chief executive officer, Njabulo Skhosana.

Medtech

HealthDart: Google-backed SA healthcare pioneer

3 Aug 2023

International academy honours Stellenbosch academic

Hospital Groups

International academy honours Stellenbosch academic

Issued by COHSASA 13 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied. Morgan Mkhatshwa, clinical executive of Bonitas Medical Fund.

Healthcare

How we're defying load shedding and its impact on patient medicine regimes -Bonitas

Morgan Mkhatshwa 4 Jul 2023

Battered and bruised, the management of global healthcare systems is reeling

Medtech

Battered and bruised, the management of global healthcare systems is reeling

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 7 Jun 2023

South African healthtech startup Kena Health secures $2.1m funding

Funding

South African healthtech startup Kena Health secures $2.1m funding

2 Jun 2023

Zarcare: The future of healthcare in South Africa

Healthcare

Zarcare: The future of healthcare in South Africa

Issued by Zarcare 26 May 2023

New veterinary rules could change animal healthcare in SA

Agriculture

New veterinary rules could change animal healthcare in SA

20 Apr 2023

Registered counsellors can help stem the tide of SA's mental health crisis

Higher Education

Registered counsellors can help stem the tide of SA's mental health crisis

Issued by SACAP 12 Dec 2022

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NHI

Collaboration is key to sustainably transforming South Africa's healthcare system

Damian McHugh 4 Nov 2022

Why SA needs community-based approaches to mental healthcare

Higher Education

Why SA needs community-based approaches to mental healthcare

Issued by SACAP 20 Sep 2022

Ralmed doctors and hospitals the heart of South African medical healthcare

Healthcare

Ralmed doctors and hospitals the heart of South African medical healthcare

Issued by Ralmed 18 Aug 2022

Source: Supplied. Thato Mabudusha Schermer, co-founder and chief executive officer at Zoie Health.

Healthcare

#WomensMonth: Digital women's health and wellness clinic - created by women, for women of Africa

Katja Hamilton 16 Aug 2022