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MoneywebMore wellness, more value – Bonitas Medical Fund has unveiled its 2027 product range, marking a bold step forward in preventive healthcare, improved wellness, personalised support and long-term sustainability within the open-scheme market.
MoneywebIrshaad Kathrada, CEO of the Localisation Support Fund, explores how local medical technology production could reduce imports and create jobs.
BizcommunityPotchefstroom’s residential property market is attracting a broader mix of buyers, with younger professionals, couples and families joining established student, investor and retirement segments.
MoneywebWhat drives medical scheme increases, and how can consumers balance cost and cover? Bonitas principal officer Lee Callakoppen unpacks the key considerations.
The CitizenSeveral factors contribute, including greater use of medical services.
BizcommunityAs Africa’s largest medical technology market, South Africa relies heavily on imports and has limited domestic manufacturing. This was one finding of the Localisation Support Fund’s (LSF) demand-mapping study, independently prepared by HealthValue Consulting and IQVIA, with guidance from a steering…
MoneywebSeveral factors contribute, including greater use of medical services.
MoneywebBonitas principal officer Lee Callakoppen explains what consumers should consider when reviewing medical aid benefits and plan changes.
MoneywebWe review market movements with Private Client Holdings, unpack Pick n Pay’s interim results, explore NEV trends with FNB, discuss 2027 medical aid options with Bonitas, and examine the financial pressures facing the sandwich generation with JustMoney.
News24 BusinessMedical schemes, gap cover policies and primary healthcare plans each offer valuable protection against healthcare costs, but costs are being shifted between these products – undermining attempts to contain rising healthcare expenses, actuaries warn.
News24 BusinessA fund that provides healthcare to thousands of retired soldiers has been thrown an R840 million lifeline by Treasury to keep its services running amid a deepening financial crisis.
BizcommunityFor most South Africans, private healthcare remains out of reach as medical schemes raise rates by 7% to 9% in 2027 — more than double the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) guideline — making them increasingly unaffordable. Health insurance offers an entry point.
VentureburnZAP Surgical Secures $36M for Global Expansion ZAP Surgical Systems has secured $36 million in new financing to accelerate its global expansion. The California-based medical technology company announced the funding
Business BagelThe appeal court has barred the Road Accident Fund from cutting payouts to accident victims whose medical aid already covered their bills, and gave it 14 days to show it has complied.
MoneywebSays medical scheme membership does not exempt the RAF from its legal obligations.
MoneywebThe court orders the RAF to stop reducing compensation because medical schemes have paid claimants' treatment costs.
News24 BusinessDiscovery Health has won a major court victory against the Road Accident Fund, which had been trying for years to avoid compensating accident victims whose medical expenses were covered by medical aid.
VentureburnSirona Medical Raises $40 Million in Series D Funding Sirona Medical raised $40 million in Series D funding to scale AI-powered radiology software platform Avidity Partners led the round, which
TechCentralID numbers, medical aid details and payment information may have been taken, Ampath has told patients.
BizcommunityTechnology is fundamentally reshaping healthcare, accelerating the shift towards digital innovation, patient-centred care and increasingly complex medical systems. Countries that fail to recognise and respond to this transformation risk falling behind. As healthcare evolves, tertiary education…
MyBroadbandSouth African pathology giant Ampath Laboratories has confirmed that it has suffered a data breach, with a threat actor claiming that over 80 million patient records were stolen, including full names, contact details, and medical aid information.
BusinessTechKevin Aron is the Principal Officer at Medshield Medical Scheme and boasts over two decades of experience in the healthcare sector.
BusinessTechFor decades, public perception of healthcare funding has centred on a safety net for the unexpected, covering an emergency appendix removal, a sudden broken bone, or a bout of acute pneumonia.
VentureburnScarlet Raises $50M to Expand Medical AI Certification Scarlet has raised $50 million in Series B funding to expand its medical device certification platform. Headline led the round, with Notion
News24 BusinessThe retirement fund and medical scheme representing postal workers have opposed the South African Post Office’s planned exit from business rescue because they want workers to receive a slice of an additional R509 million payout.
MyBroadbandThe planned exit from business rescue by the South African Post Office has been blocked by a legal challenge from the Post Office Retirement Fund and Medipos Medical Scheme.
News24 BusinessSan Francisco-based company Healthleap, which uses AI to flag patients at risk of undiagnosed medical conditions, was co-founded by South African siblings Josiah and Jemima Meyer.
The CitizenDiscovery Health Medical Scheme says the weighted average increase for members is 8.2%, with two-thirds under 8%
News24 BusinessDefence Minister Angie Motshekga has promised retired soldiers that they will continue to receive healthcare, while admitting that their medical fund is “unsustainable” in its current state.
The CitizenThe report stresses that mandatory participation would need to be accompanied by affordability measures and accessible benefit options.