Legal Articles and Guides
Mother's R28.2m brain damages claim dismissed
A mother who sought R28.2m in damages after her son suffered severe brain damage resulting in cerebral palsy has lost her legal battle against the Eastern Cape Department of Health.
Discovery approves review for transgender patients
A motion to review access to healthcare for transgender and gender diverse members has been narrowly approved at the Discovery Health Medical Scheme (DHMS) AGM.
WC man fights for the right to die
Dieter Harck (76) who has been living with motor neurone disease since 2013 is battling for the right to die.
Call for effective late birth registration system
The UCT Children’s Institute has added its voice to calls for a functioning late birth registration system.
George man wants HRC to probe false HIV diagnosis
A George man who says he was wrongly diagnosed as HIV-positive 25 years ago has lodged a formal complaint with the SA Human Rights Commission (HRC), claiming no one has ever been held accountable for the torment and devastation the diagnosis caused, says the Cape Argus.
ConCourt delivers ‘huge victory’ for practitioners
The Constitutional Court says government cannot force healthcare providers to apply for a certificate of need (CON) that controls where they can and cannot work, and what services they can provide.
Discovery Life ordered to pay cancer patient’s claim
When it comes to Severe Illness Benefit claims, the illness itself – not the paperwork that confirms it – is the decisive event, the National Financial Ombud Scheme (NFO) has ruled in a cancer patient’s dispute with Discovery Life.
Mother demands right to bury pre-viable foetus
‘I want to bury my child.’ A Saturday Star report says these were the words heard by the Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) from a Soweto mother who was forced to obtain a court order compelling Bheki Mlangeni District Hospital to release the remains of her child, who died in utero at 26 weeks.
ConCourt to hear NHI case today
The first leg of multiple challenges to the National Health Insurance Act (NHI) begins in the Constitutional Court today, as medical aid schemes and the Western Cape Premier challenge the public participation process that preceded its passage through Parliament.
NHI challenge proceeds this week
The Constitutional Court will this week hear two high-stakes challenges to the NHI Act that cast the spotlight on how Parliament considered public input on the legislation.
ConCourt gears for epic NHI challenge
President Cyril Ramaphosa will tell the Constitutional Court that the contentious National Health Insurance (NHI) represents a step forward in redressing the unequal health-care system inherited from the apartheid regime, which excluded black people.
Ministry gears for major NHI showdown
The Government is paying millions in legal fees to meet various legal challenges to the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme – with a pivotal case being heard next month.
Medical tenders case removed from urgent roll
Medical scheme administrator Medscheme has removed from the roll its urgent application against SA’s second-biggest open medical scheme, Bonitas, in which it seeks to interdict the appointment of two new service providers.
Father denies son’s blood transfusion over religious beliefs
A critically ill Mpumalanga teenager has been waiting for a liver transplant because his father does not want the blood transfusion process to be conducted.
AfriForum serves NHI summons on Ramaphosa
AfriForum served a summons on President Cyril Ramaphosa and Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi yesterday, as part of the organisation’s legal action to challenge the constitutionality of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act.
