Health
Compensation for sick miners: only 30% of claimants paid out by Tshiamiso Trust
Most claims do not meet the medical criteria, AGM told
News | 4 September 2025
Health DG enters the legal fight over circumcision device
Rival company Unicirc disputes CircumQ’s safety claims, but Dr Sabelo Buthelezi says the device has been used successfully in Gauteng
Law | 4 September 2025
Kariega clinic still closed seven weeks after gang shooting
Area has seen a surge in gang crime, residents say
Brief | 3 September 2025
Fed up Gqeberha residents close clinic
A petition signed by 200 people demands the local health service improve
Brief | 2 September 2025
Treasury defends award of tender for “untested and unsafe” circumcision device
Unicirc claims the device from winning bidder CircumQ is untested
Law | 26 August 2025
Medical parole system is failing dying prisoners
Terminally ill inmates have died behind bars because the parole process is cumbersome, expensive and inconsistent between prisons
By Elna Schütz
News | 26 August 2025
Medical refrigeration vehicle found transporting cement
Lesotho health ministry has suspended the driver
Brief | 25 August 2025
Lesotho health minister says his country must be less reliant on SA and “stop being beggars”
This comes after an outcry that Basotho nationals are denied medical care in South Africa
Brief | 18 August 2025
Lesotho workers condemn denial of healthcare to Basotho in South Africa
Lesotho cabinet ministers to engage with SA counterparts over the issue
News | 7 August 2025