BoT Elections

The 2026 Board of Trustees Election process is underway, the call for nominations for candidates to stand for election as trustees on the Bestmed Board closed at 23:59 on Sunday, 31 August 2025.

As previously communicated to all members, the term of office of three (3) existing member-elected trustees, namely one (1) Employee Member Representative, one (1) Individual Member Representative and one (1) Continuation / Retired / Widowed Member Representative, will come to an end at the 2026 Annual General Meeting (“AGM”).

PricewaterhouseCoopers Incorporated (“PwC”) has been appointed as the Independent Electoral Body (“IEB”) in respect of the following electoral processes and voting activities:

• the call for trustee nominations;

• receiving and vetting of nominations received from members; and

• overseeing the election processes.

Voting in respect of the election of members to the Board of Trustees will open on Friday, 9 January 2026 at 12:00 (midday) and close on Monday, 9 February 2026 at 16:00.

Members will receive communication from the Scheme via email will receive an email containing:

• voting information/instructions and Trustees Election Candidate List, including a summary of their curricula vitae as submitted by the candidates

• a link to access the PwC Online Voting Platform

• a link to a video demonstrating how to vote using the PwC Online Voting Platform

In order to access and vote using the PwC Online Voting Platform, each member is required to have a unique email address (meaning an email address not shared with another Bestmed Member) recorded on the membership data of Bestmed. Members who did not opt to receive communication from the Scheme via email, may still opt to vote using the PwC Online Voting Platform by contacting Bestmed and update their contact details.

To vote using the PwC Online Voting Platform, click on this link: https://onlinevoting.za.pwc.com

Click here to be redirected to a video demonstrating how to vote using the PwC Online Voting Platform: https://youtu.be/EV6uDpu9xII

After updating contact details and receiving confirmation that the contact details have been updated with the email address, members can vote using the PwC Online Voting Platform by clicking on the above-mentioned link.

Please contact the IEB if you experience any problems using the PwC Online Voting Platform or if you have any election-related queries on 012 429 0505 or email: za_bestmedelection2026@pwc.com. The IEB will be the only party that will respond to any queries related to the electoral processes.

We look forward to your continued support and participation in the Bestmed Board of Trustees Election.

Board election documents (please click on the item to download)

• A cover letter which includes a link to the PwC Online Voting Platform

• Voting information / instructions and Trustees Election Candidate List, including a summary of their CV

Scheme Rules

All information regarding the 2026 benefit options and accompanying services including information in respect of the terms and conditions or any other matters is subject to prior approval of the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) and may change without notice having due regard to the CMS' further advice.