SYSTEMIC ILLNESS Maladministration, not foreigners, to blame for state of South African healthcare 4 min 0 By Yeshiel Panchia
CASUALTY WARD Doctors slam trade union as working conditions in health sector deteriorate 6 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED Controversy and cautious hope collide as Masechaba Sesing heads up Free State health department 9 min 0 By Ufrieda Ho for Spotlight
EXPLAINER On what grounds are the legal challenges against the contentious NHI Act being fought? 7 min 1 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
LEGAL SHOWDOWN Prescription for victory: Board of Healthcare Funders to appeal against judgment in favour of Council for Medical Schemes 3 min 0 By Lisakanya Venna
PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SA Medical Association to challenge ‘dangerously flawed’ NHI Act in high court 4 min 1 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
CIVIL SOCIETY WATCH — 31-5 MARCH This week — Africa Children’s Summit, Children and Climate Change Lecture, Young Farmers’ Indaba 4 min 0 By Lerato Mutsila
HEALTHCARE DECLINE OP-ED Why funding health sufficiently will stimulate economic development in South Africa 8 min 0 By Mark Heywood
DOCTOR’S ORDERS Motsoaledi calls for ‘renewed action’ towards universal health coverage at G20 Health Working Group 4 min 3 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: Now for the good news — crime is less ridiculously high 4 min 0 By Tim Cohen
SPOTLIGHT What does it mean for health? SAMRC experts weigh in on Budget 2025 6 min 0 By Charles Parry, Funeka Bango, Tamara Kredo, Wanga Zembe, Michelle Galloway, Renee Street and Caradee Wright for Spotlight
STARK DISPARITIES Decades of neglect: Oral health crisis demands urgent policy reform and action 5 min 0 By Sudeshni Naidoo and Habib Benzian
BUDGET 2025 WEBINAR Unpacking South Africa’s 2025 budget speech — challenges, dynamics and implications 5 min 1 By Lisakanya Venna
ANALYSIS Budget battles — ANC, DA, and the fight over power, policy and politics 5 min 19 By Stephen Grootes
BUDGET 2025 ANALYSIS Godongwana’s Budget promises improved funding for the health sector — but is it enough? 7 min 3 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
SPOTLIGHT Will new healthcare tariff framework finally tame South Africa’s rising medical costs? 8 min 1 By Chris Bateman for Spotlight
BHEKISISA Is tax alone enough to pay for NHI? We looked at the funding options — here are our sums 7 min 1 By Linda Pretorius and Jacques Verryn
SPOTLIGHT InsideTheBox: Essential medicines — balancing cost, effectiveness and access in healthcare systems 5 min 0 By Dr Andy Gray for Spotlight
ANALYSIS GNU tensions and NHI doubling-down — five key takeaways from the post-Sona debates 5 min 35 By Rebecca Davis
NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE Healthcare coalition proposes ‘pragmatic’ reforms for SA, says NHI ‘unworkable’ 5 min 15 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
