The National Health Insurance scheme is supposed to provide all South Africans with the healthcare many have fought and died for.
However, citizens are wary of trusting politicians with the public purse and point to Tembisa Hospital on the East Rand as an example of how money set aside for health has been used for anything but.
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The National Health Insurance scheme is supposed to provide all South Africans with the healthcare many have fought and died for.
However, citizens are wary of trusting politicians with the public purse and point to Tembisa Hospital on the East Rand as an example of how money set aside for health has been used for anything but.
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