The Spar Group plans to expand its pharmacy front-shop offering by introducing a "bespoke wellness concept", reported Business Times (14 December 2025)
Government has decided to intervene following the 9.8% tariff increase announced in 2025 by Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS). – Business Day (8 Jan 2026) Officials will engage with the scheme’s Board of Trustees regarding the "unaffordable tariffs".
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has strongly defended South Africa’s National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme, expressing confidence that the state will prevail in ongoing legal challenges against the policy. – Business Day (14 Dec 2025)
Members of Discovery Health Medical Scheme blame the scheme of being "tone-deaf" and lacking accountability regarding administrative failures. This follows the scheme’s decision that about 16 000 of its members must repay money due to a financial system error that led to incorrect payment of medicine claims. The error totals nearly R5,800 per member over 12 months.