Should you choose a preventive mastectomy? Mastectomies are not medically necessary for many early-stage breast cancers
Actress Angelina Jolie’s revelation that she has had a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery because she carries ...
Read More » | | | New FSP licensing requirements envisaged? An article titled Financial Services Sector: get ready to relicense, published in Moneyweb yesterday, will no doubt come as a huge shock to many people in the financial services industry. It appears that licensing ...
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FAIS: Date of First Appointment and the Regulatory Exams Your date of first appointment determines by when you need to write the level 1 regulatory exam. FAIS Circular 13 of 2012 spells it out as follows:
Sole proprietors, key individuals and representatives authorized, ...
Read More » | | | Law Society concerned at Parliamentarians’ inappropriate questioning of Public Protector The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) expresses its concern at the recent tone of the questioning of the Office of the Public Protector by members of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development ...
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Healthy Made Easy The winter chill has definitely set in and so too unfortunately has the traditional bouts of colds and flu and respiratory complications which can cause havoc during the winter months.
Peter Jordan, Principal ...
Read More » | | | How South Africa is “delivering on Africa’s Promise” in the financial services sector The 23rd World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa, currently underway in Cape Town, calls for Africa to live up to its true potential. Under the theme “Delivering on Africa’s Promise” the gathering ...
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Appointment of Dr Gunvant (Guni) Goolab as Principal Officer of GEMS The Board of Trustees (Board) of the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS), South Africa’s second largest medical scheme, yesterday announced the appointment of Dr Gunvant (‘Guni’) Goolab ...
Read More » | | | Stokvels and Burial Societies Exempt from Licensing Board Notice 43 of 2013 exempts Stokvels and Burial Societies from being licensed. This obviously means that they no longer fall under the jurisdiction of the FSB. It is very specific about who is affected, and ...
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FAIS Representatives under Supervision In 2008, the FSB realised that the fit and proper requirements could prove to be a major obstacle for new people entering the industry. This was particularly true of the minimum experience requirements. How can ...
Read More » | | | The four seasons of asthma The changing of the leaves from green to brown and the shortening of days indicate that winter is well on its way. Winter brings cold weather and keeps us inside, where indoor triggers such as dust mites, pet allergens, ...
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How technology has altered nursing in SA Netcare is using a multimodal tool developed by its nurses to become more patient centric
If you have been a patient at a Netcare hospital lately, you might have noticed that the way feedback is obtained from ...
Read More » | | | Liberty Medical Scheme supports government’s measures to curb salt intake On 17 May, World Hypertension Day, worldwide the spotlight once again falls on the silent killer: high blood pressure and hypertension, an affliction which affects one out of every four South African adults and ...
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Hannover Re makes a good start to the 2013 financial year Hannover: Hannover Re posted Group net income of EUR 221. 4 million for the first quarter of 2013. 'This result is a first successful step towards accomplishment of our full-year goal, namely Group net income ...
Read More » | | | Cyber security: it’s a war zone Cyber security has moved beyond the IT department to impact governments, enterprises and individuals on a massive scale. Cyber security today is a war zone.
This emerged at the opening of the 8th annual ...
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Congratulations to Risk Doctor and Partners who celebrate their tenth anniversary this year!
Dr David Hillson FIRM, HonFAPM, PMI Fellow
Since July 2003 the Risk Doctor brand has built a strong global reputation for excellence ...
Read More » | | | China and Africa to explore new opportunities to co-operate on health challenges in Africa Gaborone, Botswana -- Today, Chinese and African leaders will come together at the 4th International Roundtable on China-Africa Health Cooperation to explore new partnerships to address some of the most pressing ...
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