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Africa is designated an upper-middle income country by the World Bank, yet has one of the highest inequality indices globally.The heterogeneous society is characterised by socioeconomic disparities, which together with other factors affect the health status and outcomes of patients.This disparity is particularly obvious in the dual healthcare system: public (state-funded) and private.Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in South African women; however, robust data on the quality of surgical breast cancer care in South Africa was lacking.Anecdotal reports demonstrated considerable variation depending on the geographic location and socio-economic status of patients.Specific breast cancer quality indicators (QI) have been developed in high income countries.These are used to monitor and improve the quality of breast cancer treatment over time.Until recently, China was the only low resourced setting to have published dedicated QIs.QIs