National Health Insurance implementation has hit a fresh legal speed bump. This happened after the Department of Health and multiple organisations challenging the NHI Act agreed to freeze court action while the Constitutional Court weighs in on how Parliament handled public participation. The pause was made an order of court in the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday, 24 February 2026,…
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NHI Constitutional Challenge: AfriForum’s Legal Action
Civil society group AfriForum has served a summons on President Cyril Ramaphosa and Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi. This intensifies its court bid to have the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act declared unconstitutional. The organisation instructed the Sheriff of the Court to deliver a combined summons to five senior state office-bearers. This signals that the fight over NHI is moving…
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Adcock Ingram’s Lenbucod Blocked by Court Ruling
The Pretoria High Court has dealt pharmaceutical giant Adcock Ingram a significant blow, ordering the company to cease selling and distributing its new painkiller, Lenbucod. This ruling effectively blocks Adcock Ingram’s Lenbucod from the market. The court found that the name infringed upon rival Aspen Pharmaceuticals’ existing trademark, Mybucod. This legal skirmish between the two JSE-listed heavyweights highlights the increasing…