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At a glance: What the National Health Insurance means for you & your pocket
Two Bills, almost 200 pages may change healthcare forever in SA. Haven't read them? We did the heavy lifting so you don't have to.
Read Brian Hlongwa’s response to the SIU report
Allegations of graft during his tenure as Gauteng health MEC aren’t new, says ANC Gauteng chief whip. In fact, they’re talked about regularly.
Hlongwa responds to SIU report: ‘I arranged to hand myself over to the Hawks’
The chief whip says recent media reports were first to alert him that the SIU had completed its investigation into alleged corruption under his watch.
Read the Medical Scheme Amendments Bill
Find out what the big changes government may have in store for medical aids.
Five things the Gauteng health department spent your money on – SIU
Spa treatments, fancy homes and paperwork — and the list goes on.
Read the National Health Insurance Bill
The Bill is the first step towards learning how the government plans to fund its shift towards universal health care.
Health department expects to be sued over proposed NHI changes
‘I can’t mention who are the parties I am expecting litigation from but I can assure I know who they are.'
Your medical aid is going to change. Read Aaron Motsoaledi’s #NHI speech
New legislation will abolish co-payments and may look to go after medical aid scheme reserves.
Unconscionable: Health workers’ right to refuse abortions vs women’s right to choose
When religion trumps science in medicine, women's bodies and Constitutional rights may be caught in the crossfire.
Eight ways to make HIV stories meaningful
HIV is a mirror that reflects how we think about society. It exposes our prejudices. Find out how to tell interesting stories about it.
Not a school in sight: Autistic children travel 500 km to learn
A mother's love led her to South Africa to find a school for her son with autism.
‘I was kicked out of our house by his parents’, say widows
If a man dies in the Central African Republic, his wife is at risk of being evicted from their home by his relatives.
This is what life is like in the world’s last country to ban slavery
Photojournalist, Seif Kousmate, photographed and interviewed current and former slaves in Mauritania and got imprisoned by police in the process.
After Ebola: What happens when the virus fades and the NGOs — and money...
Ebola wiped out nearly 10% of Liberia’s doctors and nurses. Take a look at life for those it left behind.
Old birth rites, new ways
When bringing a new life into the world risks taking another, even old traditions have to adopt new ways.
‘We are forced to move on from declaring babies dead as if nothing happens’
Saving lives — and losing them — may be all in a day's work for health workers, but if you think it doesn't take its toll, listen to these doctors.