Monday, 10 August 2026

Board of Healthcare Funders pushed for a major overhaul of prescribed minimum benefits, saying the rules are 20 years out of date and have helped push medical aid costs sharply higher.

Trudy Brookman said many consumers entitled to PMB cover struggle to register conditions because medical schemes make the process confusing and punitive, leaving some people to give up.

Just Share’s 2025 JSE top-40 report showed women are still underrepresented in executive roles, with boys’ club networks, domestic burden and weak leadership pipelines keeping CEO jobs male-dominated.

A survey in seven former homeland areas found 70% of residents do not want title deeds, mainly because they fear municipal charges and state control, despite informal buying and selling already taking place.

The Insurance Crime Bureau said fraud is never victimless: vehicle crime, staged hijackings and killings for life-cover payouts are major risks, while cyber scams are now rising fast.