RAF’s unpaid claims forces hospital to close

The 200-bed private Sunshine Hospital in Benoni, was forced to close its doors in May due to financial insolvency, citing more than R300m in unpaid claims from the Road Accident Fund (RAF). - Business Day (22 October 2025)

How RAF ‘cooked the books’

In an affidavit submitted to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA), Itayi Charakupa, the RAF’s former senior actuarial manager, revealed how the Fund’s 2020-21 financial statements deliberately understated its claims liability by hundreds of billions of rands. – The Citizen (23 October 2025)

Sakeliga fights Minister's bid to pause NHI court cases

In an affidavit, submitted to the Court on 22 October, the business lobby group, Sakeliga, requests that, should the Minister of Health succeed in pausing the constitutional challenges against the NHI Act, the Court must “simultaneously interdict the State from implementing any part of the NHI Act”. – Business Day (23 October 2025)

Spar acquires Aptekor GrouP

The Spar Group recently acquired the pharmaceutical wholesaler Aptekor Group in a move to expand its healthcare footprint, reported Business Day (23 9October 3025).

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