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healthcare crisis

Senior manager claims she was removed after blowing whistle on scam at Uitenhage hospital

South Africa

Senior manager claims she was removed after blowing whistle on scam at Uitenhage hospital

By Estelle Ellis

Which province is likely to spend the most on budget-busting medical negligence claims?

South Africa

Which province is likely to spend the most on budget-busting medical negligence claims?

By Zano Kunene

Northern Cape health department still without permanent head as suspended officials return

South Africa

Northern Cape health department still without permanent head as suspended officials return

By Refilwe Mochoari

Twenty-nine pregnant women evacuated from overwhelmed hospital in Nelson Mandela Bay

South Africa

Twenty-nine pregnant women evacuated from overwhelmed hospital in Nelson Mandela Bay

By Estelle Ellis

Dr Tim De Maayer after Ombud’s report - Very little has changed at Rahima Moosa Hospital

South Africa

Dr Tim De Maayer after Ombud’s report - Very little has changed at Rahima Moosa Hospital

By Tim De Maayer

South Africa

‘It all started unexpectedly a few minutes before midnight’ — a doctor’s night of hell at Bloemfontein’s Pelonomi Hospital

By Pelonomi Hospital doctor

Leaked government strategy document shows billions needed to avert healthcare worker crisis

South Africa

Leaked government strategy document shows billions needed to avert healthcare worker crisis

By Kathryn Cleary and Marcus Low

The health crisis in the Eastern Cape is nothing new – and politicians are making it worse

South Africa

The health crisis in the Eastern Cape is nothing new – and politicians are making it worse

By Nontsikelelo Mpulo