South Africa’s National Health Insurance (NHI) legislation faced renewed scrutiny in the Constitutional Court yesterday, with arguments centred on whether Parliament’s public participation process met constitutional standards. The case was brought by Western Cape...
Aspen Pharmacare has secured a landmark regulatory win after the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) approved the commercial release of Aspen’s first locally manufactured human insulin batches. The products are cleared for sale in South Africa...
The detection of two hantavirus-linked cases entering South Africa has sparked a critical review of the nation’s Hantavirus Border Screening effectiveness. Following a briefing to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health by Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, MPs are...
The National Health Insurance (NHI) programme faced renewed legal pressure yesterday. Constitutional Court justices questioned whether the public had enough information to participate meaningfully in the law-making process. At the centre of the dispute is NHI Funding...
South Africa’s National Health Insurance (NHI) project is being treated as a political fight. Yet, for many healthcare operators and investors, it looks like something else. It looks like a financing build that was announced before the balance sheet was finalised....
Zambia has publicly opposed a US attempt to link health funding to access to critical minerals, giving the clearest account yet of why two proposed bilateral agreements have stalled. The Zambia-US Health Funding Deal has become a key point of contention in discussions...
South Africa’s highest court will this week scrutinise Parliament’s NHI Process in two challenges that could reshape the National Health Insurance (NHI) rollout. The Constitutional Court has set aside three days, from 5 to 7 May 2026, to hear applications...
South Africa’s National Health Insurance Act is one of the most ambitious legislative reforms since the advent of democracy. Its goal, universal health coverage, is widely supported. But ambition alone does not make legislation constitutional, and the upcoming...
South Africa’s health system is shifting fast. Clinical demand is rising. Patient expectations are changing. Technology is now good enough to remove distance, time and cost from many first points of care. AI Image | Raj Kishan | Adobe Stock/912786512 Digitisation is...
Payouts by provincial health departments for medical negligence have fallen significantly in recent years. Yet the financial burden on the public health system remains enormous. In addition, a landmark court ruling has closed the door on one proposed solution....
