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SAB challenge to lockdown booze ban dismissed by court
The Western Cape High Court, in a two-to-one decision, on Friday dismissed an application by South African Breweries (SAB) against the regulations banning the...
Civil society groups’ court clash against COVID rules set for July
An application by civil society groups challenging proposed regulations for COVID-19 rules will be heard by the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) in July.
AfriForum and DearSA...
UK surgeon ‘harmed’ 203 women with controversial, unnecessary operations
More than 200 women were left with life-changing physical problems or unable to work, while others suffered trauma and serious psychological damage after a...
Nurse convicted for performing illegal abortions
A registered clinical nurse and her sister, convicted on multiple charges of concealment of birth after performing illegal abortions in Gqeberha, will be sentenced...
Doctors win dispute over compulsory sale of hospital shares upon retirement
Seven doctors who are shareholders in Life St Mary’s private hospital in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, will keep their shares after the Eastern Cape (Mthatha)...
Medico-legal claims bill slashed, says KZN Health
While the KZN Department of Health has apparently reduced the costs of medico-legal claims against it, slashing a R459.5m bill to R242.5m, opposition parties...
Former HoD's R30m fraud case postponed
The fraud case involving a former North West Department of Health HoD, Dr Andrew Lekalakala, who is out on R5,000 bail, has been delayed...
ActionSA applies to join COVID legal challenge
ActionSA says if new regulations for COVID-19 are allowed to stand, they will amount to a breach of the constitutional order, reports EWN. The...
CCMA: Zero-severance retrenchment for jab refusal is fair
Long-standing precedents mean someone who refused a COVID-19 vaccine can be fairly retrenched without being paid any severance, the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and...
Ex-student to appear in court over alleged UKZN medical school bribe
A former University of KZN student accused of faking his matric results in 2010 to secure a place at the Nelson R Mandela School...
‘Private’ cannabis use application by dismissed SAAF cadets fails in High Court
The High Court (Pretoria) has refused to hear an urgent application of four SAAF cadets kicked off a training programme for having taken cannabis,...
Sections of Mental Health Act ruled unconstitutional by High Court
Sections of the Mental Health Act that allowed the involuntary detention of patients, as occurred in the Life Esidimeni tragedy, have been declared unconstitutional...
Sanofi ordered to compensate for epilepsy drug’s autism side-effect in pregnancy
A French court has ordered pharmaceutical giant Sanofi to pay more than €400,000 in damages to a family whose child suffered from a form...
Bill granting paid menstrual-leave for severe period pain before Spanish cabinet
Spain is poised to become the first European country entitling women experiencing severe period pain to monthly menstrual leave, reports BBC News. A draft...
Clicks clash with independent pharmacies heads to Constitutional Court
A legal tussle between between the Independent Community Pharmacy Association (ICPA) and Clicks on pharmacy ownership and patient rights will be heading to the...
R1.6bn new claims for medical negligence in Gauteng hospitals
The Gauteng Health Department says medico-legal claims continue to rise, and “extraordinary measures must be taken to prevent a possible collapse of the healthcare...
US former nurse convicted in lethal drug error sentenced to three years probation
RaDonda Vaught, the US former nurse who was convicted on felony charges after fatally injecting a patient with an incorrect drug, was sentenced to...
US judge blocks part of controversial law, green-lights meds for transgender youth
Transgender minors in Alabama can, for now, use medicine to transition, a federal judge has ruled in an order blocking part of a state...
93 doctors sue HPCSA over ‘arbitrary and unreasonable’ obstacles to practice
A group of doctors who studied at overseas universities and hoped to return home to practise medicine in South Africa, have accused the Health...
‘Neurodiversity’ discrimination is new frontier in UK employment disputes
Employment tribunals in which employees alleged they were discriminated against for being “neurodiverse” rose by a third in Britain last year.
Neurodiversity is an umbrella...
Karolinska surgeon on trial for ‘aggravated assault’ over pioneering transplants
An Italian surgeon, who made headlines for pioneering synthetic trachea transplants using stem cells, is currently on trial in Sweden charged with aggravated assault...
Mkhize’s political ambitions under pressure as Hawks probe criminal charges
Former Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize’s bid to vie for a leadership position at the ANC’s elective conference in December has been dealt a...
Former State Attorney official and associates to pay back R4.5m to Gauteng Health
The Special Tribunal has ordered a former State Attorney official, a relative, and an associate to pay back R4.5m they allegedly defrauded from the...
Landmark application: Man approaches UK High Court in bid to have dead wife’s baby with surrogate
A man whose wife died while pregnant with twins after fertility treatment is fighting for the right to use their last remaining frozen embryo...
Sydney gynaecologist acquitted of sexual charges by patients in two trials
A Sydney gynaecologist has been found not guilty of repeatedly sexually assaulting a patient, reports The Sydney Morning Herald. In a separate case, he...
Phaahla vows to close loopholes, end medico-legal claims
Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla has promised to close the tap on billions of rands in medical claims faced by his department. Currently the...
GEMS accused of issuing R600m multivitamins contract irregularly
The Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) irregularly issued a R600m multivitamins contract, in violation of the Public Finance Management Act and other regulations, to...
Eastern Cape Health gets interdict against striking Gqeberha workers
The Eastern Cape Department of Health has obtained an interim interdict against trade unions and their members after weeks of disruptions, intimidation and illegal...
SAHPRA: Postponement of ACDP action may affect national COVID vaccination programme
The SA Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has warned that the postponement of the ACDP court action against vaccines for minors has the potential...
AfriForum and DearSA in court to challenge COVID regulations
AfriForum and DearSA have launched a court application challenging government’s regulations for managing COVID-19 after the end of the State of Disaster, reports TimesLIVE.
In...
Legality of new COVID regulations challenged by Solidarity
Solidarity has issued a legal letter to Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla asking him to disclose how the decision on the new COVID-19 health...
Digital Vibes: Mkhize aides said to be ready to co-operate with SIU
Embattled former Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize’s associates Tahera Mather and Naadhira Mitha have enlisted the help of former National Director of Public Prosecutions,...
Albinism killings: Priest, police officer and hospital worker among 12 convicted
A Catholic priest, a police officer and hospital worker are among 12 people convicted for the gruesome murder of a Malawian man with albinism...
Public Protector clears Limpopo Health of irregular PPE tender allegations
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane has said there were no irregularities in the awarding of a R932m million tender for personal protective equipment (PPE) at...
Competition Tribunal fines firm R3.4m for over-charging SAPS for masks
A large fine has been meted out to a company that grossly inflated the cost of face masks it supplied to the South African...
Massive disparity in public input figures on controversial COVID regulations
AfriForum and DearSA have raised concerns about government’s handling of the public participation process on the proposed amendments to the Health Act., claiming 310,000...
SA Pharmacy Council’s new rules for provision of immunisation services
The SA Pharmacy Council has published rules for pharmacists who wish to provide immunisation services, such as the administration of COVID-19 or flu vaccines....
RAF not liable for suicide following injuries incurred in accident
The Western Cape High Court has ruled that the Road Accident Fund (RAF) is not liable to cover the loss of income for the...
US Supreme Court greenlights action against staff who refuses vaccination
The US Supreme Court took different actions on two COVID vaccination cases recently. In one (on Monday 18 April), it ruled that the Pentagon...
6 Senegal midwives charged following pregnant woman’s death
Six midwives in Senegal have been charged over a pregnant woman’s death in hospital this month in a case that has sparked outrage.
News24 reports...