At the recent Diabetes Summit, attended by 350 stakeholders from academia, civil society, Government and industry, President Cyril Ramaphosa was urged to declare diabetes a public health emergency, arguing that the country can no longer afford to treat the escalating crisis as routine. – Health eNews (17 Nov 2025)
Gauteng’s public healthcare system is facing intense scrutiny following the revelation that 7,386 Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) were recorded in its hospitals between 1 April 2024, and 31 March 2025. – Times Live (14 November 2025)
Mafikeng Provincial Hospital in North West is “collapsing in front of everyone’s eyes’, reported Newsday (14 Nov 2025).
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana expressed deep concern over the potential impact the National Department of Health’s (DoH) proposal of scrapping of medical tax credits may have on taxpayers, reported Business Day (13 Nov 2025).