Medscheme cited for unfair practices: He said doctors were accusing medical aids that fall under Medscheme of not paying out their claims, saying they were being investigated for fraud. They also accused the medical aids of spying on them by sneaking hidden cameras into their consulting rooms and undercover investigators posing as patients. “The investigators would consult, complaining of vomiting or diarrhoea, and with no means of proving the patient’s claim the medical aid would withhold payment owed to the doctor, or demand payment already made to be returned, threatening to report the doctor,” Gumede said. He claimed the medical aids were “bigger than the law”. “We are busy drafting a memorandum to President…
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Agrizzi set to conclude his testimony: The explosive testimony of former Bosasa chief operating officer Angelo Agrizzi is expected to conclude on Tuesday, as the hearing of his evidence enters its ninth day. On Monday, Agrizzi recounted his last years at Bosasa and the attempts by its chief operating officer Gavin Watson to coerce him into silence. He recounted a meeting in 2010 at the Michelangelo Hotel in Sandton during the height of the negative media coverage of…
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[CARTOON] Fat Cats ‘n Rats: By Dr Jack & Curtis.<br/><a href=”https://ewn.co.za/2019/01/29/cartoon-fat-cats-n-rats”><img src=’https://cdn.primedia.co.za/primedia-broadcasting/image/upload/c_fill,h_289,w_463/rgjadqkogrtsfwupl0lw’ /></a> ……
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Agrizzi to conclude testimony before Zondo Commission: On Monday, he continued to drop bombshells about corrupt relationships forged by the facilities management company from journalists, politicians and influentially-connected people, to former President Jacob Zuma. <br/><a href=”https://ewn.co.za/2019/01/29/agrizzi-to-conclude-his-testimony-before-zondo-commission”><img src=’https://cdn.primedia.co.za/primedia-broadcasting/image/upload/c_fill,h_289,w_463/ovhnpbgrqwwc9wl3n6mk’ /></a> ……
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SABC staff left in lurch as salaries not paid: Union Bemawu has confirmed that it is aware of the situation and is seeking an answer from the employer.<br/><a href=”https://ewn.co.za/2019/01/29/sabc-staff-left-in-lurch-as-salaries-not-paid”><img src=’https://cdn.primedia.co.za/primedia-broadcasting/image/upload/c_fill,h_289,w_463/ljbnd4jrrodem6g5irhb’ /></a> ……
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‘Police not doing enough to help find missing child’: A search party was activated after news of her disappearance on Friday. She was last seen playing outside her aunt’s house with her cousin. Jeneva was wearing a size 5-6 Barbie doll light pink sweater, size 5-6 short black tights and was barefoot. She is partially paralysed on the right…
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Farming campaign boycotts conference over City’s ‘annihilation’: Yesterday, they picketed outside the venue. The PHA campaign withdrew from the conference they were invited to, saying they would not share the stage with the government. Chairperson of the campaign Nazeer Sonday said they objected to the City of Cape Town and representatives from the provincial department of agriculture being there. “We will not appear on the same platform as those who seek to annihilate small-scale farmers in the PHA, destroy the unique and irreplaceable breadbasket of the city, deny the need for land reform and who actively engage in the greenwash of agroecology. “We thus object, in its entirety, to the hosting of CoCT (City of Cape Town) and DEADP (Department of…
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College still reeling in shock after lightning kills rowing coach: Rowing coach Nicholas "Nick" Whaits, 19, who matriculated at the school in 2017, and pupil William (Cougar) Macdonald, 14, were participating as part of a team in a rowing regatta when lightning struck at Germiston Lake in Gauteng on Saturday. Macdonald, however, is recovering at…
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Mop-up operations continue after Overberg blaze contained: By Monday afternoon, firefighters managed to contain all fire lines between Houw Hoek and Grabouw. <br/><a href=”https://ewn.co.za/2019/01/29/mop-up-operations-continue-after-overberg-blaze-contained”><img src=’https://cdn.primedia.co.za/primedia-broadcasting/image/upload/c_fill,h_289,w_463/jaydy8sabxnc0ql7pwbu’ /></a> ……
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Marcus asks why identity of PIC ‘whistle-blower’ not yet established: Former Reserve Bank Governor Gill Marcus is serving as the assistant commissioner at the PIC commission of inquiry into allegations of corruption and dubious investments.<br/><a href=”https://ewn.co.za/2019/01/29/marcus-asks-why-identity-of-pic-whistle-blower-not-yet-established”><img src=’https://cdn.primedia.co.za/primedia-broadcasting/image/upload/c_fill,h_289,w_463/hqev1jhidzb9v2xtlzgi’ /></a> ……
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