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Medical Law

High Court rules medical schemes may recover fraudulent payments

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The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that damages for future medical expenses in state medical negligence cases must be paid as a lump sum and not through the provision of treatment at public hospitals. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Medical Law

SCA rules medical negligence damages must be paid as lump sum

Tania Broughton 13 Feb 2026

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Medical Aid

Discovery Health members asked to pay for its costly mistake

6 Jan 2026

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Employee Wellness

The cost of absenteeism: Can you afford not to provide staff with health cover?

Lushan Sundram 3 Nov 2025

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Law of Succession

Can deceased estates inherit administrative review rights? ConCourt rules

Linda Shwana and Jamié-Lee Jacobs 20 Dec 2024

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Covid-19

Leadership shakeup at Moderna ahead of major vaccine rollouts

Katja Hamilton 8 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Africa health body calls on Trump to honour US vaccine pledges

Anait Miridzhanian 8 Nov 2024

The Legal Services Ombud has castigated the Legal Practice Council for failing to act in the public interest and worse by contributing to an injustice. Photo: Brian Turner via (CC BY 2.0)

Law Practice

Ombud lambasts Legal Practice Council

Tony Beamish 17 Oct 2024

Public Health

Cancer a leading cause of life-insurance claims, report shows

15 May 2023

As the Covid bubble bursts, the need for adequate healthcare coverage is clearer than ever

Covid-19

As the Covid bubble bursts, the need for adequate healthcare coverage is clearer than ever

Brian Harris 26 Apr 2022

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Pharmaceuticals

Significant milestone for healthcare industry as MediKredit turns 80

22 Oct 2021

What you need to know about Robotic Process Automation (Part 1)

IoT

What you need to know about Robotic Process Automation (Part 1)

Evan-Lee Courie 15 Aug 2019

Malpractice claims on the rise

Financial Services

Malpractice claims on the rise

17 Apr 2018

Digital is the way to go for hospitals

Medtech

Digital is the way to go for hospitals

Peter Mills 6 Apr 2018

Generics set to boom in 2017

Pharmaceuticals

Generics set to boom in 2017

27 Jan 2017

$#SustainabilityMonth: Tariff increases reveal fractures in SA medical aid model$

Medical Aid

#SustainabilityMonth: Tariff increases reveal fractures in SA medical aid model

10 Oct 2016

Dehorning rhinos: why there may be a case for doing it

Environment & Natural Resources

Dehorning rhinos: why there may be a case for doing it

Keith Somerville 6 Sep 2016

Travel

Why travellers should consider upping their travel insurance

12 May 2016

Shell LiveWire entrepreneurs to graduate

HR

Shell LiveWire entrepreneurs to graduate

3 Jun 2015

Capping malpractice claims could reduce doctors' insurance costs

Exhibitions & Events

Capping malpractice claims could reduce doctors' insurance costs

16 Oct 2014

Tips for tax season

Taxation & Regulation

Tips for tax season

3 Jul 2013

Being an employer of choice is about more than the money

Public Health

Being an employer of choice is about more than the money

2 Mar 2011

Medical Research

New approach to aggressive children with ADHD

16 Sep 2010

Noncommunicable diseases

Lipitor appears to reduce risk of cardiovascular events compared with simvastatin

Issued by magna Carta 11 Dec 2008

Retail

Africa needs access to affordable medicine

Bathandwa Mbola 20 Feb 2008

Healthcare

Industry news: Saving healthcare costs by cutting processing time

Issued by Tumi Mogaki: Reliable Sources (PR) 11 Jul 2007

Retail

Consumers scarred by claims

14 Jun 2005