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On the job: Rubbish collectors at work; PPE hanging next to tents for the treatment of potential Covid-19 patients at the Tshwane district hospital; and police on a stop and search operation.
ANGIE MOTSHEKGA

Civil service edges closer to Covid cliff

Public sector unions say the rampant Covid-19 pandemic will have a devastating effect on how the government is run and services are delivered

  • Lester Kiewit
7 min read
HEALTHCARE

The unlawful state of healthcare

The state has a legal obligation to ensure finances are available to provide a skilled healthcare workforce, writes Mark Heywood.

  • Mark Heywood 1
6 min read
Private hospitals have better equipment and are more likely to employ more experienced personnel than the public sector.
HOSPITALS

State health claims ‘a myth’

There will be no private medical schemes in a decade or so, Minister Aaron Motsoaledi told a National Editors’ Forum gathering in Cape Town recently.

  • Garth Zietsman
8 min read
BARBARA HOGAN

Gauteng health minister: R5bn needed for turnaround

Gauteng needs at least R5-billion to turn around its health system, a local government minister said on Wednesday.

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read