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OPINION | Taking on our land’s mental health challenges – and winning

Acceptability, access and affordability are the issues that need to be tackled to effect a major improvement across the nation.

Sugar high: NGO Heala is lobbying for the sugar tax to be increased from 11% to 20%. (Mujahid Safodien/AFP)

Health experts call for a 20% hike in sugar tax

The levy has generated R5.4-billion in revenue since its inception two years ago, and an increase will help the fight against Covid-19

Unconscionable: Health workers’ right to refuse abortions vs women’s right to choose

Racial bias against black medical practitioners ‘reflects fissures of an unresolved past’

The testimonials of black doctors have given credence to allegations of racial profiling. Of those listed on a Gems blacklist, 94% of general practitioners were black

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Admissions soar as second wave tightens its hold

The number of admissions drastically increased in the first two weeks of January, showing the highest numbers since the pandemic reached SA across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the…

Tender irregularity symptoms missed

The beleaguered Road Accident Fund’s former CFO, who was found to have meddled in a tender, is administering the government medical scheme

When medical aids are abused through fraud or waste, the costs come back to the client through increased fees. Medscheme is ensuring that as little of this as possible occurs

Efforts to curb fraud, waste and abuse of medical aids necessary to keep costs low

Only a tiny minority was impacted by Medscheme’s audits

Odd? The RAF’s Lindelwa Jabavu approved a R10-million payment to SAP.

RAF mum on mystery payments

There is allegedly no record for why the acting chief executive paid SAP R10-million last year