The Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS), one of SA’s biggest restricted medical schemes, (890,000 principal members and around 2.4m beneficiaries), announced a cut in 2026 tariffs lowering it to 7.5% effective 1 July. – Times Live (7 May 2026).
The latest SA research into AI in healthcare, led byProf Bruce Bassett of AI at Wits University, revealed that artificial intelligence (AI) now surpasses human doctors in hospital ward diagnoses. – Business Day (7 May 2026)
Dis-Chem Pharmacies announced that it is expanding into integrated healthcare delivery through its new Health Hub mode, reported Business Day (8 May 2026)
Focus on NHI funding and transparency in ConCourt 5 May marked the first day of a 3-day hearing in the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) during which the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) is requesting the Court to set the NHI Act aside on procedural grounds, arguing that the public participation process was defective. Business Day (6 May 2026)