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Tamar Kahn

Tamar Kahn has reported on health and science for Business Day since 2001. She has won awards for news, features and analysis published in Business Day and its sister publication, the Financial Mail, and was the recipient of a Rosalyn Carter fellowship for mental health reporting.

South Africa was the first African country to legalise gay marriages 10 years ago. Thoba Sithole, a Zulu from KwaDukuza, married Tshepo Modisane, a Tswana from Johannesburg. Picture:

South Africans more accepting of LGBTI people over the past decade: report

A new report from the Other Foundation, based on data from the Human Sciences Research Council, finds that South Africans have become more accepting of LGBTI people over the past decade

Committee chair Faith Muthambi says consultations show the current version of the bill does not adequately address both public health and the livelihoods of South Africans. Picture:

Big win for big tobacco in SA as toughest bill yet gets watered down

Lawmakers back changes to balance public health goals with economic realities

US President Donald Trump. Picture:

Don’t stop HIV aid funding, De Klerk Foundation urges Trump

CEO Christo van Rheede says ending Pepfar funding will disrupt life-saving programmes for HIV-positive people and urges Trump administration to use constructive pressure for change in SA

US President Donald Trump, March 31. File picture:   REUTERS

‘Don’t stop HIV aid funding,’ De Klerk Foundation urges Trump

The FW de Klerk Foundation has appealed to US President Donald Trump to reconsider the decision to end the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Pepfar) funding to South Africa

Data shows that since Covid-19 pharmaceutical imports have increased. Picture:

Drugmakers warn imports are squeezing out local suppliers

Local manufacturers lose ground in key health tenders as imports rise, Pharmisa says

Bonitas has blamed its members’ woes on its previous administrator, Medscheme. Picture:

Bonitas blames Medscheme for medical scheme backlog

Members complain over unresolved queries and delays after switch from Medscheme

Adcock Ingram has been referred to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution for allegedly overcharging patients for its kidney dialysis products.

Adcock accused of overcharging dialysis patients during Covid

Competition watchdog pursues excessive-pricing case over kidney treatment products

Higher education minister Buti Manamela in Pretoria on January 22 2026. Picture: Business Day/

Manamela defends decision to place NSFAS under administration

Minister cites need to stabilise student aid scheme before reforms get under way

Pharmaceutical firm insists compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide products are safe and compliant

iDexis rejects Sahpra claims in GLP-1 weight‑loss drug recall order

Local firm iDexis says it can guarantee quality and safety of its GLP-1 jabs

Constitutional Court scraps health minister’s power to control where doctors work.

NHI power to decide doctors’ workplaces ruled unconstitutional

Apex court scraps certificate of need to prevent lasting damage to health system

January 22, 2026.Minister of Higher Education and Training Buti Manamela briefs the media on the plans of the post school Education and Training (PSET) sector for the 2026 accademic year as well as state of readiness thereof held at the Ronnie Mamoepa media Centre in Pretoria. Picture: Freddy Mavunda © Business Day

NSFAS placed under administration — for the third time

Hlengani Mathebula appointed administrator after Manamela dissolves board

Scattered pills on a table.

Sahpra faces pushback over plan to phase out ‘ineffective’ flu remedy ingredient

FDA advisory committee concluded ingredient in cold and flu remedies is a dud

Dignity SA chair Willem Landman.

DignitySA launches legal challenge to end ban on assisted dying

The non-profit group argues the current legislation is at odds with the constitution