NHI scheme is state capture 2.0 disguised as health-care reform
National Health Insurance is designed to enrich the ANC’s network while leaving ordinary South Africans with nowhere to go for decent health care
22 June 2025 - 00:00
The National Health Insurance (NHI) plan is not a lifeline for South Africa's broken health care system. It is a carefully engineered ploy to centralise control of more than R1-trillion, ostensibly for universal health care...
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