SECTION 59 PANEL ‘Factually incorrect’ — medical schemes hit back at racism report as ActionSA MP lays criminal complaints against them 5 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
GROUNDUP ‘Anti-vax’ doctor disciplinary inquiry underway over use of unproven remedies to treat Covid 3 min 14 By Tania Broughton
BOGUS MEDICS Quackdown — SA regulator flags rise in fake doctors, urges more ‘education’ about the menace 3 min 3 By Velani Ludidi
BOGUS MEDICS ‘Unethical people taking advantage of vulnerable patients’ – health professionals warn against fake doctors 6 min 2 By Michelle Banda
XENOPHOBIC DIATRIBE INQUIRY Limpopo Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba’s disciplinary hearing set to continue in January 2024 4 min 1 By Takudzwa Pongweni
XENOPHOBIC DIATRIBE INQUIRY Limpopo Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba’s disciplinary hearing postponed to August 4 min 0 By Takudzwa Pongweni
GROUNDUP Court dismisses Limpopo MEC for Health’s attempt to quash inquiry into her ‘killing my health system’ remark 3 min 16 By Tania Broughton
LIMPOPO HEALTH MEC Unrepentant Phophi Ramathuba to face second inquiry over xenophobic rant at Zimbabwean patient 4 min 1 By Ufrieda Ho
HEALTHCARE Long walk to refunds — double deductions and frustrations with the Health Professions Council of SA 2 min 1 By Aiden Louw
SPOTLIGHT EDITORIAL Government’s actions make a mockery of its claims to value healthcare workers 5 min 0 By Unknown Author
GROUNDUP HIGHER EDUCATION SA students who fled Ukraine struggle to gain access to local universities 3 min 0 By Tariro Washinyira
HEALTH POLICY OP-ED World Bank calls for investment in health workforce if SA serious about caring for its people 8 min 0 By Courtney Price Ivins, Annie (Liying) Liang, Nicole Serfontein, Thulani Matsebula and Pia Schneider
WAR IN EUROPE Double trauma for SA students who fled Ukraine as they battle to find university spots at home 4 min 0 By Zukiswa Pikoli
GroundUp medical matters Courts rule in favour of South African doctors trained abroad 3 min 6 By James Stent and Kimberly Mutandiro
Spotlight Blow to Health Professions Council as new registrar David Motau suspended and facing serious charges 6 min 23 By Ufrieda Ho for Spotlight
SPOTLIGHT SA’s perennial problems with placing community service doctors continue to frustrate 6 min 0 By Elna Schütz Elna Schütz
SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW Acting Free State health head Godfrey Mahlatsi on plans for the department and the need for a clear audit 6 min 0 By Refilwe Mochoari
Life Esidimeni Families look to July inquest to hold officials criminally accountable 4 min 4 By Unknown Author
GROUNDUP Right to die: patients would be vulnerable to unscrupulous doctors and relatives, judge hears 3 min 3 By Tania Broughton
Coronavirus Op-Ed New medical graduates and foreign doctors could join SA’s Covid-19 battle 5 min 0 By Koot Kotze for the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism
