‘Medical aid schemes are effectively 20% to 30% more expensive because we never made it mandatory for employed people to belong to medical schemes,’ says Thoneshan Naidoo, CEO of the Health Funders Association. Moneyweb

New data shows SA needs 8.8m more members to change medical aid maths and parents favour phone-free schools as concerns over social media grow. Moneyweb

‘That really is the canary in the mine in that when you have these measles outbreaks, it tells us that there’s something seriously wrong with our immunisation programme,’ says Professor Shabir Madhi, dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and professor of vaccinology at Wits University. Moneyweb

Infant vaccination rates tumble, preventable diseases could return. Diesel shock hits farmers as planting season begins. And a national treasure takes flight on SA’s newest coins. Moneyweb

‘That grace period for us is a problem, because if you look at our counterparts elsewhere in the world, once they find that the legislation has been infringed or violated, they impose a fine that has to be paid immediately,’ says Advocate Pansy Tlakula, chair of the Information Regulator. Moneyweb

Popia gets teeth: R5m fines signal a new era of enforcement and why PAST believes humanity’s extinction clock is ticking. Moneyweb

‘The domestic market is really important for the future of our auto industry, and the market has performed terribly for a long period of time now,’ says Dr Justin Barnes executive director of the Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies. Moneyweb

SA science gets a lifeline as US lifts research funding ban. The auto masterplan saved factories, but did it forget the rest of the industry? And Jockey makes the case for local production. Moneyweb

‘One has to consider each request from Sars as saying, what is it that they're actually testing so that you can respond appropriately and avoid the dispute,’ says Nico Theron, founder of Unicus Tax Specialists. Moneyweb

Telecom fraud explodes 307% as trust is weaponised. Sars is tougher, faster and more aggressive; taxpayers need to get smarter. Moneyweb