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The Special Tribunal has ordered four ambulance companies run by Thapelo Buthelezi to pay back a total of over half-a-billion rand. The matter relates to contracts awarded by the Free State government, which were first reported on in Spotlight’s #Health4Sale series of investigative articles in 2018.

Today, people over 50 make up the second largest group of South Africa’s HIV-positive population. But as people age, health problems like high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes rise too, which means more and more people will have to be treated for these conditions – on top of getting HIV care. We look at what the numbers show.

Grandmaster DJ Ready D is no stranger to South Africans and its hip hop legacy. But what does this iconic spinner of the decks – and tyres on the drift track – drive on the streets? He tells News24 Motoring editor Janine van der Post all about his cars.

Retired Judge President Bernard Ngoepe has ruled that gender expert Dr Lisa Vetten can testify before the Judicial Service Commission Tribunal investigating sexual harassment accusations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge, despite his objections.

On 1 May, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is the largest public funder of biomedical research globally, published a new policy prohibiting all foreign sub-awards. As a result, billions of rands in research grants for South African clinical studies are unlikely to be renewed over the next year, GroundUp and Spotlight report.

The ANC’s recently-constituted provincial task team (PTT) has led the party to two by-election wins out of a possible five – and ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says based on these and previous other outcomes, there is no evidence of a “one-way erosion” of the party’s support in KwaZulu-Natal.

Miss South Africa has announced it will not renew its Miss Supranational licence as former titleholder Bokang Montjane-Tshabalala steps up as the new national director for Miss Supranational SA. Here’s a breakdown of the recent major changes in the pageantry landscape.

Battling stage 4 colorectal cancer, Aadam Forgan found inspiration in the laughter and tears of young cancer patients during his chemotherapy sessions in the ward next to his. On 26 April, he ran the 21.1km Outeniqua Half Marathon and has raised more than R36 000.

Allegations of hacking, alleged conflict of interest and blocking of access to KZN-based Ithala’s banking records are among the dramatic allegations made in a legal dispute between the embattled bank and the South African Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority.

Clinical trial participants appear to be well protected in South Africa, particularly as the country’s guidelines recognise the risks of research with international collaborators. The sudden end of US-funded clinical trials, however, is exposing some limitations of ethics codes and guidelines, argues Dr Andy Gray.