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Private healthcare centres have tabled an 8.33% ward and theatre tariff increase, while medical aid fees have gone up by around 9% since the start of the year.
The Health Department's Anban Pillay says private institutions have been called to justify their planned fee increases.
Meanwhile, the Hospital Association of South Africa's Kurt Worralclare says the good news for consumers is that both parties are talking. Back to headlines .
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation Announces Ernest F. Hollings ...
(CSRwire) WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation (NMSF) announced the award of 13 grants ranging from $14,500 - $25,000 for projects from the Ernest F. Hollings Ocean Awareness Trust Fund. These projects are dedicated to increasing public awareness of issues related to our ocean, including marine debris, human interaction with marine mammals, pollution and the connection between the ocean and human health. "The diversity of our grantees is reflective of the wide range of challenges facing the ocean," said National Marine Sanctuary Foundation President and CEO, Lori Arguelles. "By investing in these worthwhile projects, we believe that we can help affect human behavior in a positive fashion, whether through the Shedd Aquarium's Right Bites program, working with the fashion industry to mitigate impacts of extracting coral, or through hotel guests getting ocean conservation information on their room keycards.
Comcast customer has conversion confusion
As part of the government program, every U.S. household is eligible to receive up to two coupons, worth $40 each, toward the purchase of eligible converter boxes. Consumers can start requesting the coupons in January 2008. For more info, go to www.ntia.doc.gov/ dtvcoupon or call (888) 388-2009. For more about the switch to digital, check out www.dtv.gov/consumer corner.html. Dear Fixer: I received a gift card for $2,000 for BPShopping.com from the car dealership where I bought my car. According to the terms of the gift card, I could get anything I wanted, but I'd have to pay shipping. I ordered two MP3 players and paid $36.95 for the shipping, but I never received the MP3 players. I've tried calling, and they promise me they're on the way but I still haven't received anything.
Dog needs a good home after surviving near-strangulation
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