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UK citizen Richard Payne, wanted in R347m Gauteng fraud case, fends off extradition to SA

South Africa

UK citizen Richard Payne, wanted in R347m Gauteng fraud case, fends off extradition to SA

By Caryn Dolley

Food shortages and hot water woes: Charlotte Maxeke Hospital struggles with basic patient needs

South Africa

Food shortages and hot water woes: Charlotte Maxeke Hospital struggles with basic patient needs

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Two fires within a week at Tembisa Hospital are not linked – deputy health minister

Maverick Citizen

Two fires within a week at Tembisa Hospital are not linked – deputy health minister

By Bheki C. Simelane

Gauteng high court orders urgent action to address cancer treatment backlog in public hospitals

South Africa

Gauteng high court orders urgent action to address cancer treatment backlog in public hospitals

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Joburg hospitals downplay service effects after Egoli Gas cuts supply over ‘contractual dispute’

South Africa

Joburg hospitals downplay service effects after Egoli Gas cuts supply over ‘contractual dispute’

By Bheki C. Simelane

Tom London Video: Helen Joseph Hospital ombud report reveals substandard care, staff shortages, leadership ‘breakdown’

Maverick Citizen

Tom London Video: Helen Joseph Hospital ombud report reveals substandard care, staff shortages, leadership ‘breakdown’

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Gauteng health department faces growing scrutiny amid leadership crisis and damning auditor-general's report

South Africa

Gauteng health department faces growing scrutiny amid leadership crisis and damning auditor-general's report

By Ufrieda Ho for Spotlight

Critical healthcare partnership on the brink: Gauteng’s MOA with Wits University remains unresolved

South Africa

Critical healthcare partnership on the brink: Gauteng’s MOA with Wits University remains unresolved

By Ufrieda Ho

Life Esidimeni families urge NPA to prioritise prosecutions of Mahlangu and Manamela

South Africa

Life Esidimeni families urge NPA to prioritise prosecutions of Mahlangu and Manamela

By Lerato Mutsila

Water supply misery forces Charlotte Maxeke Hospital to focus on emergencies, shift surgeries elsewhere

South Africa

Water supply misery forces Charlotte Maxeke Hospital to focus on emergencies, shift surgeries elsewhere

By Takudzwa Pongweni

Kindness and professionalism the order of the day at Helen Joseph Hospital, say patients

South Africa

Kindness and professionalism the order of the day at Helen Joseph Hospital, say patients

By Takudzwa Pongweni

No food, no clothes, delayed care — patients describe poor conditions at Helen Joseph Hospital

Business Maverick

No food, no clothes, delayed care — patients describe poor conditions at Helen Joseph Hospital

By Takudzwa Pongweni