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Healthcare

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

18 Jul 2024

Medical aid cover for durable medical equipment and assistive devices, by Medshield

Healthcare

Medical aid cover for durable medical equipment and assistive devices, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 14 Jun 2024

It’s business as usual at medical schemes

Healthcare

It’s business as usual at medical schemes

Issued by Bonitas 4 Jun 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

Marketing & Media

The rise of the new maestros: The challenger brands

Lebo Madiba 30 Apr 2024

Healthcare

Navigating prescription medication cover and formulary tiers in South Africa

22 Apr 2024

Medical aid cover for physical rehabilitation and physical therapy in South Africa, by Medshield

Healthcare

Medical aid cover for physical rehabilitation and physical therapy in South Africa, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 28 Mar 2024

Healthcare

Affordable surgical excellence: why it’s important to question hospital options

29 Jan 2024

Time to save a buck – also on your medical aid

Healthcare

Time to save a buck – also on your medical aid

Issued by Fedhealth Real Medical Aid 29 Nov 2023

Tracy van der Colff, Head of Employment, OWP Partners

Legal

How SA employment law impacts corporate deals

Tracy van der Colff 20 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied. James White, head of sales and marketing at Turnberry Management Risk Solutions.

Healthcare

Prostate cancer is one of the most common male cancers in South Africa - how would you deal with a diagnosis?

7 Nov 2023

How to alleviate the financial pressure of skyrocketing medical co-payments

Healthcare

How to alleviate the financial pressure of skyrocketing medical co-payments

Brian Harris 21 Sep 2023

Medshield: What is hyperthyroidism and how is it treated?

Healthcare

Medshield: What is hyperthyroidism and how is it treated?

Issued by Stone 7 Aug 2023

Healthcare

Prenatal care - nurturing healthy beginnings for expectant mothers

Tony Singleton 7 Aug 2023

Source: Supplied. HealthDart co-founder and chief executive officer, Njabulo Skhosana.

Healthcare

HealthDart: Google-backed SA healthcare pioneer

3 Aug 2023

Healthcare

National Health Insurance: All you need to know

12 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied. Andrew Miller, is the national treasurer at the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation of South Africa.

Healthcare

Genetic medicine divide: Why SA lags behind the rest of the world

Andrew Miller 30 May 2023

Image source: Nataliya Vaitkevich from

HR & Management

Sars urges employers to adhere to the deadline of 31 May 2023

29 May 2023

Finance

Introducing Old Mutual's new health insurance

23 May 2023

The impact smoking has on your organs and medical aid cover - Medshield

Healthcare

The impact smoking has on your organs and medical aid cover - Medshield

Issued by Stone 23 May 2023

Healthcare

NHI excludes asylum seekers from healthcare service coverage, legal advisers warn

Katja Hamilton 31 Mar 2023

Adequate dental medical scheme cover is key for one's dental health

Healthcare

Adequate dental medical scheme cover is key for one's dental health

Issued by Stone 22 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Elzahne Henn, director and head of private clients at Mazars in South Africa.

Finance

#Budget2023: No wealth tax, but trustees beware

Elzahne Henn 24 Feb 2023

Healthcare

Fedhealth's new model of genetic testing is transforming precision medicine

10 Feb 2023

Healthcare

SA medical schemes showing signs of recovery, study finds

7 Feb 2023

Measure your blood pressure accurately, control it, live longer!

Healthcare

Measure your blood pressure accurately, control it, live longer!

Issued by Stone 10 Aug 2022

Medshield recognises Men's Health Month this June

Medshield recognises Men's Health Month this June

Issued by Stone 1 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied. Damian McHugh, an executive at Momentum Health Solutions.

Healthcare

The future of healthcare: medical schemes need to do more to provide affordable cover

Damian McHugh 30 Jun 2022

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HR & Management

3 tips to boost employee productivity

Arnoux Maré 3 May 2022

Source: © Rob Marmion

Healthcare

Business sector mental illness crisis looms

Kreshnee Govender 2 Nov 2021

Source: © visivasnc

Healthcare

Medical scheme consolidation a notable trend

29 Oct 2021

Source: ©Parmalive

Healthcare

One-size-fits-all approach to breast cancer no longer acceptable

27 Oct 2021

Sister Zoliswa Gidi-Dyosi, a registered nurse and midwife, receives her Covid-19 vaccine at the Khayelitsha Hospital, Cape Town, in February 2021. Archive photo: Jeffrey Abrahams

Healthcare

How hesitant are South Africans about getting vaccinated?

James Stent 24 Aug 2021

Dr Rajesh Patel, head, health systems strengthening, BHF

Healthcare

Medical aids can't push up premiums for not being vaxxed

6 Aug 2021

Healthcare

Healthcare in South Africa: how inequity is contributing to inefficiency

Russell Rensburg 7 Jul 2021

Source: Getty/Gallo

Healthcare

South Africa's latest Covid-19 lockdown puts spotlight back on vaccination failures

Shabir A Madhi 30 Jun 2021

NHI funding. It's complicated

Healthcare

NHI funding. It's complicated

Lee Callakoppen, Issued by Bonitas 18 Jun 2021

Teacher vaccination 101

Education

Teacher vaccination 101

8 Jun 2021

Bonitas opens private vaccine sites

Healthcare

Bonitas opens private vaccine sites

Lee Callakoppen, Issued by Bonitas 26 May 2021

Health minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize

Healthcare

Pandemic highlights health inequalities

8 Apr 2021

Tech and Covid: Streamlining the vaccination process through technology

ICT

Tech and Covid: Streamlining the vaccination process through technology

Jessie Taylor, Issued by Topco Media 1 Apr 2021

Bloom Financial Services endorses Universal Health Coverage Day

Healthcare

Bloom Financial Services endorses Universal Health Coverage Day

Issued by Bloom Financial Services 11 Dec 2020

Tharina Gombault, private health lead, Accenture in Africa

Healthcare

Revenue management and analytics can drive better healthcare

Tharina Gombault 17 Nov 2020

Can mobile technology 'vaccinate' SA's private healthcare industry against Covid-19?

Healthcare

Can mobile technology 'vaccinate' SA's private healthcare industry against Covid-19?

Issued by Insight Survey 16 Nov 2020

What is the difference between medical aid and health insurance?

Healthcare

What is the difference between medical aid and health insurance?

Issued by Bloom Financial Services 31 Aug 2020

Hunger contributes strongly to health inequalities. Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images

Healthcare

Covid19: how the lockdown has affected the health of the poor in South Africa

Chijioke Nwosu & Adeola Oyenubi 26 Aug 2020

Bonitas preserves financial stability and reserves in a weak economy

Finance

Bonitas preserves financial stability and reserves in a weak economy

Issued by Bonitas 7 Aug 2020

Healthcare

Medical practices struggle to recover from lockdown

Coenie Smith 30 Jul 2020

Dr Katlego Mothudi, MD, Board of Healthcare Funders

Healthcare

Medical schemes hit back at CMS for impeding Covid-19 relief measures

28 Jul 2020