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‘It’s a godsend’: the healthcare scheme bringing hope to India’s sick
In a country where treatment can cost two years’ wages, a new project could mean free medical care for 500 million people.
Insurance payments demand clients’ honesty
Momentum found itself in consumers’ crosshairs this week after it declined to pay out the death benefit cover
Momentum changes tune: Pays out death benefit to widow
Momentum has created a policy to 'pay out an amount equal to the death benefit in the case of violent crime, regardless of previous medical history'
Momentum sticks to its guns despite outrage over R2.4m life policy claim
The insurance group rejected Nathan Ganas's policy claim after it was discovered he had high blood sugar levels
SA’s health insurers gird their loins
New draft regulations may limit products that fill a gap for those unable to afford medical aid.
Insurance group MMI profit increases 12% on policy sales
MMI Holdings, South Africa’s third-largest insurer, said fiscal full-year profit climbed 12% after selling more policies and integrating units.
Going public: A lesson from India
Despite middle-class misgivings, South Africa's universal healthcare plan puts us well ahead of the Asian powerhouse.
Obama’s health insurance reforms clear first hurdle
House of Representatives passes Bill by a slim margin that would increase health insurance to 96% of Americans.
Key Senate panel gears up for US healthcare vote
A key US congressional panel was set to cast judgement on healthcare reform on Tuesday.
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High Court strikes down ‘paternalistic’ lockdown regulations
The order of unconstitutionality has been suspended for two weeks
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Under level four of the Covid-19 lockdown, the hours from 6am to 9am became the time when inner-city residents could use local parks to escape the nightmare around them
Pharmacists, denied frontline status, get PPE late
Pharmacists at one of the major public hospitals in Gauteng say they only received sufficient protective gear after several of their colleagues contracted Covid-19.
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Empowering his people to unleash their potential
'Being registered as an AGA(SA) means you are capable of engineering an idea and turning it into money,' says Raymond Mayekisa
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What is an AGA(SA) and AT(SA) and why do they matter?
If your company has these qualified professionals it will help improve efficiencies and accelerate progress by assisting your organisation to perform better
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Mining company uses rich seam of technology to gear up for Covid-19
Itec Direct technology provides instant temperature screening of staff returniing to the workplace with no human contact
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Covid-19 and Back to School Webinar
If our educators can take care of themselves, they can take care of the children they teach
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5G technology is the future
Besides a healthcare problem Covid-19 is also a data issue and 5G technology, with its lightning speed, can help to curb its spread
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JTI off to court for tobacco ban: Government not listening to industry or consumers
The tobacco ban places 109 000 jobs and 179 000 wholesalers and retailers at risk — including the livelihood of emerging farmers
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Holistic Financial Planning for Professionals Webinar
Our lives are constantly in flux, so it makes sense that your financial planning must be reviewed frequently — preferably on an annual basis
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Undeterred by Covid-19 pandemic, China and Africa hold hands, building a community of a shared future for mankind
It is clear that building a community with a shared future for all mankind has become a more pressing task than ever before
