This blog is co-authored by Raaiqhah Akoo, a candidate attorney.
In June 2025, the High Court found the MEC for the Department of Health, Limpopo liable for the omissions and acts of the healthcare staff at a public hospital who delivered a baby by natural vaginal delivery despite the baby presenting in the breech position.
In a landmark case, the Cancer Alliance succeeded in a legal action against the Gauteng Department of Health and other related entities for failing to address the urgent need for radiation oncology services for cancer patients in Gauteng. This case highlights the critical issues surrounding healthcare service delivery, the allocation and utilisation of funds, and
The Pretoria High Court recently dismissed a pharmaceutical company’s application to review the Department of Health’s (DOH) decision to classify medicines for the purposes of assessing tender bids.
The DOH awarded a tender to supply surfactants to treat Respiratory Distress Syndrome at public hospitals. The tender bid invitation was based on two therapeutic classes
In this February 2023 judgment, the MEC for Health in the Eastern Cape successfully obtained an order by which the quantum of damages to be paid to a claimant in a medical negligence claim was reduced by the medical services and equipment which the Department of Health could provide to the claimant without charge.