top of page
in the
press
DeWet vs Medihelp - Clarity on Judge Swanepoel’s order pertaining to Medihelps obligations to fund treatment.
Johannesburg - 6 November 2025 We are disconcerted by a media statement apparently issued by Medihelp Medical Scheme and referred to on the website of “Moonstone Information Refinery Pty Ltd” following the judgment of the Pretoria High Court in the matter of De Wet v Medihelp. Medihelp’s statement in the aforesaid article that Judge Swanepoel’s judgment “finds that it should not fund the cost of [Zach’s] Elaprase” is factually incorrect, and its statements that Judge Swanep
Nov 64 min read
MEDIHELP FOUND IN CONTEMPT OF COURT AS JUDGE’S RULING UPHOLDS 6 YEAR OLD ZACH’S RIGHT TO CARE.
Pretoria, 31 October 2025 ~ The de Wet family and Rare Diseases South Africa (RDSA) welcome today’s High Court judgement delivered by Swanepoel J in the Gauteng Division, Pretoria, which declares Medihelp Medical Scheme in contempt of court and compels immediate compliance with an earlier order to fund prescribed minimum benefit (PMB) care for four-year-old Zachary de Wet, who lives with Hunter’s syndrome (MPS II). This ruling follows years of litigation, during which the Co
Oct 314 min read
Mandela Day 2025: Imagination Stations Bring Hope to Witkoppen Clinic
SA) set out to honour Madiba’s enduring belief in the power of education by launching a heartfelt initiative: Imagination Stations
Sep 232 min read
Raising Awareness for Pitt Hopkins Syndrome: A Journey with My 6-Year-Old Daughter
In March of this year, our family received a diagnosis that changed our lives — Pitt Hopkins Syndrome. As we navigate this new reality,...
Sep 183 min read
Rare Diseases South Africa Brings “Safe Beginnings” to Charlotte Maxeke for World Patient Safety Day
Johannesburg, South Africa – 17 September 2025 – The bustle of Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital looks a little different...
Sep 172 min read
Building a Prioritisation Tool for South Africa: Why Patients Must Be at the Centre
Healthcare is changing. The future of medicine is no longer built only on broad planning for large populations. Increasingly, treatments...
Aug 283 min read
Riding for a Cause: When Life Throws a Curveball
Jacques de Wet Sometimes life throws a curveball you never saw coming. In those moments, you find people who will walk the path with...
Aug 192 min read
Be the sunshine in someone's storm
Have you ever heard a loved one or friend say, “I’m so tired. I’m flat broke. I can’t even afford to feed my kids”? For families caring...
Aug 111 min read
bottom of page