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8 hours ago
- Health
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Finally, a medical aid that fits you!
Medical aid shouldn't come with a one-size-fits-all label. Your needs aren't the same as your neighbour's. Or your cousin's. Or your boss's. This is exactly what Fedhealth Medical Scheme, in partnership with Sanlam (which is endorsing Fedhealth as its open medical scheme partner of choice), is setting out to address as they prepare to launch a reimagined medical scheme in October 2025. One-size-fits-all doesn't fit We don't often associate medical aid in SA with choice and flexibility. While open medical aid schemes may offer different plans with various coverage options, there are often limits on how much they can be customised to an individual's health circumstances. Then there's the cost factor: for many South Africans, medical aid is considered unaffordable. However, if medical aid were truly flexible, it would also be more affordable and inclusive. How? Through a simple but powerful idea: when members are given more choice, they get more control. That control leads to greater affordability, which means it's more inclusive. It's a chain reaction that results in a better medical aid product overall. This is the idea behind an updated medical aid scheme soon to be launched by Fedhealth, one of SA's most established and trusted medical aid schemes, in partnership with financial services giant Sanlam. The revitalised scheme, set to launch in October, aims to embody a set of five core values: trust, simplicity, customisation, affordability and inclusivity. You choose. You control In the development of this scheme, Fedhealth and Sanlam asked themselves: why not give people more choice, so they're only paying for what matters to them? Because that's how affordability really happens. Not by cutting corners, but by giving people the power to customise. To choose from different option ranges, so that they can select how they would like their medical aid plan to work. To make smart choices and decide what suits their health, pockets and lifestyles better, and leave what doesn't. And when it's flexible and fair, you open the door to more people being able to join, not just the lucky few. That's what inclusivity means to Fedhealth and Sanlam. Real, practical access to medical aid that fits your needs — whoever you are, and however you earn. A scheme for every South African Fedhealth and Sanlam believe that the more choice you have, the more control you have. The more control you have, the more affordable the features you really want become, and the more inclusive our scheme is for every South African. Built on the values of affordability, customisation and inclusivity, as well as trust and simplicity, this medical aid scheme launches in October 2025. It's what you've been asking for, SA, and it's nearly here! Follow the journey at Watch the video below:
SowetanLIVE
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
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The Bad Guys are back and 'The Naked Gun' remake hits the big screen
Spotlight features new releases for everyone this week — from laugh-out-loud comebacks to sneaky slick sequels and glamorous red carpet local premieres. Audience favourite villains-turned-good-guys are back in the animated sequel The Bad Guys 2. The slick animal crew reunite for another wild, high-stakes heist, but this time with bolder moves. Featuring a star-studded voice cast including Sam Rockwell, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson and Marc Maron, this is a fun adventure cinema outing for the whole family. On at cinemas, 3D, D-BOX and 4DX. The reboot of slapstick gold movie The Naked Gun reintroduces the beloved bumbling detective Frank Drebin Jnr, portrayed by Liam Neeson, following in the footsteps of his father. On a mission to prevent the police department closing down, he must solve a murder case, forcing him to deploy all his special skills. Also starring Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser and more, and on at cinemas and D-BOX. It's absurd and over-the-top, but a highly enjoyable ridiculous fest. Don't miss the inserts covering the glamorous local premiere events of The Fantastic Four: First Steps and the star-studded debut of Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, which received praise and admiration from critics and audiences.
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a day ago
- Health
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Calls for nurses' mental health and wellness to be taken seriously
Healthcare leaders have called for urgent systemic action to prioritise nurses' wellness, warning that the health of the country's largest workforce is being overlooked to the detriment of patient outcomes. Speaking at the 5th African Nursing Conference in Boksburg, Brig-Gen Azwihangwisi Makumbane, from the SA Military Health Service (SAMHS) said burnout, fatigue and lack of support have become silent threats within hospitals, clinics and military facilities. Makumbane has called on the government to urgently establish wellness clinics in all healthcare facilities, warning that without support systems for healthcare workers, their performance is compromised. 'We are supposed to have wellness clinics in every hospital by now. Healthcare professions are being taken as supermen and superwomen while they are also human beings and need the same support system,' Makumbane said. Makumbane said nurses, doctors, kitchen staff and security personnel all face extreme stress in the healthcare environment, yet there are few safe spaces for them to seek help. 'In the military, we have established a wellness clinic at 1 Military Hospital in Gauteng. It serves all our staff, not just nurses, but everyone from cleaners to clinicians. That model must be replicated across the country,' she said. She emphasised the importance of occupational health and safety units being properly staffed by trained medical professionals who can assess, refer and support staff with psychological or physical challenges. 'When nurses are emotionally exhausted, they lose compassion not because they do not care, but because they are drowning silently. Mental health is part of wellness, she said. TimesLIVE
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2 days ago
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Hawks arrest Gauteng traffic cop and accomplice for corruption
A Gauteng traffic police official and a civilian are expected to appear before the Lenasia magistrate's court on Thursday to face extortion and corruption charges. The pair, both aged 50, were arrested on Tuesday. 'A complaint was received from a business owner about a Gauteng traffic police official who on a monthly basis visits the business premises saying that the business operating licences are not legitimate and demands money as gratification to not have the business closed,' Hawks spokesperson W/O Thatohatsi Mavimbela said. The traffic official is alleged to have demanded R10,000 monthly from the business owner. On Tuesday, the traffic official and his accomplice visited the business premises where they arrested one of the employees, later released the employee and took the business' operating certificates as well as R3,000 from the business's petty cash and informed the owner that they would return the certificates upon receiving the R7,000 balance. 'The matter was reported to the Hawks Serious Corruption Investigation unit which led to the subsequent arrest of the suspects at Zakariyya Park after the pair received the requested balance from the complainant.' Hawks head in Gauteng Maj-Gen Ebrahim Kadwa commended the investigation team for its diligence and dedication in making sure it caught the suspects. TimesLIVE
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2 days ago
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Bail ruling for Ditebogo's murder accused
One of the three men accused in the murder of five-year-old Ditebogo 'Junior' Phalane is expected to hear the outcome of his bail application on Wednesday morning. Pelia Maeko is among the three men charged with shooting and killing Ditebogo before stealing his father's car in May last year. Maeko, Ali Sithole, and Nido Gumbo allegedly shot the child during a hijacking at his home in Soshanguve. SowetanLIVE
