Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi during a media briefing. Business executive at the office of the Auditor General Nnana Sekoati said the audit found alarming gaps in the scheme's preventative controls. Minister Thulas Nxesi said there was evidence that still needed to be tested on over-payments, underpayments and inflated claims in the payment…
Doctors have asked medical aid schemes for financial assistance as the grapple with Covid-19. The Health Funders Association has questioned the benefit of doctors' request for medical aids and their members.Doctors are grappling with the impact of Covid-19 as they see fewer patients.The Health Funders Association has asked for clarity on how the mechanism to…
By Adam Vaughan Indonesia’s deforestation rate is the world’s highestMahastra Wibisono A poverty alleviation programme has been linked with reducing forest loss in Indonesian villages by nearly a third, in a country with the world’s highest deforestation rate. The Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH), which started dispersing money directly to poor households in 2008, wasn’t designed…
Photo provided by USDA Published: March 23, 2026, 7:52 pm The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for a ground beef product that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically metal. A recall was not requested because the product is no longer available for purchase. The problem was
When President Donald Trump unveiled his one-page outline to address health care spending, dubbed “The Great Healthcare Plan,” he specifically mentioned the Affordable Care Act’s role in driving up costs. “I call it the unaffordable care act,” he said. He reprised the line in his 2026 State of the Union address, blaming “the crushing cost
11 min read THE GREAT PROFESSIONAL and college basketball player and commentator Wally Szczerbiak was born in March, so when he graced the cover of Sports Illustrated in the third week of March 1999, he had just turned 22 years old. It was significant for several reasons. Sports Illustrated was the most beloved and widely