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Ace Magashule’s wild Free State: Activists faced intimidation, whistle-blowers fled

Death threats and intimidation drove one man to leave the country after exposing crumbling conditions within the province’s health system.

Elated: ANC supporters welcome the news that higher education will be free for some but it may eat into the health budget.

What free education could cost us

Saturday’s surprise announcement could be the latest blow to the country’s bid for better healthcare.

Xolani Mantshongodares to dream of a better future under a new ANC

Slice of Life: A break in poverty’s circle

‘Free education would go a long way for us’

Tomisin Adebanji is about to graduate medical school. What happens next

Motsoaledi to provinces: ‘Fund junior doctor internships, or I might sue you.’

The health minister warns finding the money for junior doctor placements is not voluntary, it’s what the law prescribes.

Families hold vigil for the 143 mental health patients who died in the Life Esidimeni tragedy. Now

#LifeEsidimeni: This official may have just thrown Mahlangu under the bus

Suspended head of Gauteng health Barney Selebano’s court bid to avoid testifying at the ongoing arbitration could keep him off the stand for months.

Former chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke will announce today how much the government will pay families affected by the Life Esidimeni tragedy.

#LifeEsidimeni: Inside the arbitration hearings

As the hearings continue this week, Laura Lopez Gonzalez speaks to Nelisiwe Msomi about the arbitration process.

Read the health ombud’s full report into alleged abuse at Tower Psychiatric Hospital (Photo Archive)

#LifeEsidimeni: What will arbitration mean for the families?

Laura Lopez Gonzalez speaks to Tim Modise about who might be held accountable for the tragedy.

Absolute poverty has decreased in South Africa

[EXCLUSIVE] Qedani Mahlangu is not a registered student at alleged London school

Bhekisisa can reveal Mahlangu is not a student at the London School of Economics and Political Science after lodging a Freedom of Information request.

While Mahlangu’s status as a student at LSE has not been confirmed

#LifeEsidimeni: Mahlangu’s alleged school confirms no exams scheduled

Meanwhile, the London School of Economics and Political Science says it cannot confirm Qedani Mahlangu is a student.

Retired Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke says Life Esidimeni arbitration hearings will not conclude without the testimony of former Gauteng health MEC Qedani Mahlangu.

London school refuses to confirm former health MEC Qedani Mahlangu is a student

Eleven Gauteng health employees were singled out for censure. Now, only two have been suspended and garnered an alleged R1.3-million in wages.

Levy Mosenogi was the man tasked to lead the relocation of almost 2000 mental health patients out of state-sponsored private care at Life Esidimeni facilities.

#LifeEsidimeni: Why seemingly good people came to do very, very bad things

At least 141 mental health patients. As officials take the stand as part of arbitration hearings, a disturbing thread runs through their testimonies.

Shifting mental healthcare patients away from Life Esidimeni – a process that led to more than 100 deaths – ultimately helped to uncover a scheme to bypass financial controls.
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#LifeEsidimeni: Former Gauteng Health MEC Mahlangu visited deadly Cullinan NGOs

Social worker says mental health patients’ lives could have been saved if senior officials visited facilities. Bhekisisa has evidence they did.

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So, can or can’t South Africans tell government how sex work should be regulated?

Activists have been told that government wants to hear their views, but without draft legislation their input is of little value.

South Africans could face rising living and borrowing costs after inflation accelerated to 4% in April, with economists warning that fuel-driven global price shocks — not domestic demand — are complicating the South African Reserve Bank’s interest rate outlook

Will you lose your medical aid tax credits in 2018?

But if we want everyone to get quality care, something will have to give and it may not be your money, warn experts.

Luxury: South Africa’s two-tier healthcare system offers selective protection to those who can afford medical aid contributions, co-payments and out-of-pocket expenses.  (Photo Archive)
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How your medical bills may change under the National Health Insurance

Many private hospitals will be opening their doors to more patients but does that mean you’ll be stuck at the back of the queue?

Prudence Mabele was a leading voice in South Africa’s struggle for HIV treatment after becoming one of the first women to publicly disclose her HIV-positive status in 1992.

Prudence Mabele: The death of an activist, the reckoning of a movement?

​The loss of one of SA’s most longstanding HIV activists comes when politics and dwindling resources are pitting stalwarts against each other.

Can SA afford the NHI? And will you be able to keep seeing your doctor? Our Laura Lopez Gonzalez answers these and other questions.

[WATCH] Will the National Health Insurance cost you more money?

Can SA afford the NHI? And will you be able to keep seeing your doctor? Our Laura Lopez Gonzalez answers these and other questions.

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Have questions about the National Health Insurance? We answer them

As Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi prepares to unveil the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill today, we tell you what you need to know about.

Unions are likely to welcome SA’s continued commitment to a single-payer system under the NHI

Trade unions: ‘The NHI is not moving fast enough’

Private sector’s role and slow roll out likely to top ANC policy conference delegates’ list of concerns.

Will you be able to have a medical aid under the National Health Insurance scheme?

The newly released white paper could mean the end is nigh for medical aids.