Gauteng Health should be placed under administration

Gauteng Health should be placed under Treasury administration, an editorial in Sunday Times (25 October 2026) argues, after chronic medicine shortages have left clinic patients rationing or buying their own medication. The editorial says the province can no longer guarantee even basic care. The Department has attribute

Gap Cover Is undermining medical scheme cost controls

SA actuaries warned that Gap Cover, medical schemes and primary healthcare plans are shifting costs between products, undermining efforts to control healthcare spending.

Courts delay and denial – why the constitutional imperative for universal healthcare will triumph

The constitutionality of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act is being challenged in court, causing delays, but these do not negate South Africans’ constitutional right to healthcare under Section 27.

Clicks to expand beyond traditional pharmacy retail

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