OP-ED We must look at the costs of NHI 20 years from now before rushing in – there are cheaper, more effective alternatives 4 min 4 By Anja Smith, Jodi Wishnia and Shivani Ranchod
BUSINESS MAVERICK Ramaphosa’s economic overview to ANC lekgotla a mishmash of stale buzzwords and unrealistic goals 4 min 8 By Ed Stoddard
MAVERICK CITIZEN The cost and burden of cancer: Report gives a wake-up call to avert healthcare crisis 4 min 0 By Ufrieda Ho
SPOTLIGHT With South Africa ranked eighth on the continent for cybersecurity, how safe is your data on the EVDS? 5 min 0 By Laura Owings
OP-ED The NHI Bill is the best way to attain universal health coverage and health equity 7 min 4 By Narnia Bohler-Muller and Moremi Nkosi
Spotlight: NHI Corruption and ministerial powers take centre stage at NHI hearings 7 min 0 By Alicestine October for Spotlight
SPOTLIGHT: OP-ED Health budget slashed despite vaccine commitments 7 min 4 By Daniel McLaren, Mbali Baduza, Sasha Stevenson and Julia Chaskalson
SCORPIO Zweli Mkhize’s ‘family friend’ and ex-private secretary pocket Covid-19 cash via R82m Department of Health contracts 8 min 0 By Pieter-Louis Myburgh
Year in Review: Health Spotlight on 2020: Covid-19 has turned the world upside-down, but some things haven’t changed 4 min 1 By Marcus Low for Spotlight
OP-ED The mini budget is the ideal opportunity to whack up tobacco taxes – lockdown has shown us the way 4 min 1 By Savera Kalideen and Sharon Nyatsanza
Parliamentary Notebook Here it comes: a pressure cooker of legislative priorities, oversight and must-do Budget things 4 min 2 By Marianne Merten
OP-ED A basic income grant will transform the South African social security system 5 min 0 By Naudé Malan
ANALYSIS After R45bn in irregular expenditure over 10 years, KZN health department ill prepared for Covid-19 storm 9 min 0 By Des Erasmus
SPOTLIGHT In depth: The deals that will see public sector patients in private hospitals 9 min 0 By Kathryn Cleary for Spotlight
CORONAVIRUS OP-ED The complex juggling act of healthcare resource allocation during the Covid-19 pandemic 7 min 0 By Solomon Benatar
CORONAVIRUS OP-ED Covid-19 surge: Investing heavily in ICU capacity is not the only option 7 min 0 By Geetesh Solanki, Tommy Wilkinson, Cynthia Tamandjou Tchuem, Sumaiyah Docrat and Susan Cleary
Coronavirus OP-ED Outbreak provides valuable insights needed to implement National Health Insurance 4 min 0 By Geetesh Solanki, Reno Morar, Louis Reynolds, Neil Myburgh and Leonard Gentle