The Democratic Alliance will not walk out of cabinet over the Bela Bill or National Health Insurance
The development and implementation of new, hospital-based birthing centres with team-based maternity care models offer a promising solution
The debate about whether the National Health Insurance is workable has been rekindled after business and the private health sector refused to sign a health compact that tries to lock in support for the scheme
The president offered an olive branch to alliance partners to ease tensions over the government of national unity
The majority of 1994’s voters recognised the GNU script because they co-authored it, and were assured of explanations if deviations were unavoidable
The digital solution was designed to inform patients, improve healthcare outcomes and protect doctors
As coalition discussions intensify, the party could end up making significant policy concessions to navigate South Africa’s uncertain future
If value-added tax were to be used to fund the insurance, it would have to rise from 15% to 21.5%
The Democratic Alliance leader urged supporters at a rally in Benoni to use their pens on 29 May to bring an end to the ANC government
The Democratic Alliance’s federal chairperson said she was only telling the truth
The president admitted the ruling party had made mistakes in the past 30 years, but said it had also done a lot of good
We issue a plea to incumbent leaders and the loud opposition: for once, let’s put our country and its people first.
The official opposition has said it will approach the court to challenge the NHI Act
In his speech before signing the controversial bill into law, the president still did not address where the billions needed for the scheme will come from
The ANC chief whip denies the health law is an election ploy as court challenges loom and the DA dismisses it as a ‘populist lever’
Even advice from the Parliamentary Legal Advisor that the NHI Bill is not constitutional has been ignored
Ramaphosa’s commitment suggests a firm resolve to implement the bill
Deputy Minister Parks Tau reiterated the government’s stance that medical aid tax breaks will be forfeited to fund the proposed universal health care plan
The party also wants lower personal and company taxes and a fiscal commission to oversee public spending
A proposed R6.9 billion is to be allocated over the next three years to prepare for the rollout of the system across the country
Unregulated tariffs and the lack of low-cost benefit schemes drive up the price of medical aid premiums, causing patients to feel the pain
In this monthly series, the M&G investigates how South Africa’s fiscal policy has been shaped. The second instalment considers the health budget and why, despite growing to R254 billion a year, the health system is ailing
The proposed National Health Insurance fund will work in a similar way as private medical schemes do now, but there will also be differences
Mining windfall helped SA’s financial position, but lower revenues and additional spending will delay the end of fiscal consolidation
These two positions will oversee user and service provider management and healthcare benefits and provider payment design
Reporters have an all too familiar relationship with crisis. But our desire to get by must not stop us from seeking out change
People who rely on public health facilities say the scheme is just way for the government to avoid dealing with the hard problems
A scheme that makes for a better health system will also buoy the economy, but it is hard to say whether the NHI will get us there
Trust in the government’s ability to deliver has worn thin, but we can’t allow it to give way to intermediaries with little regard for the public’s best interests
AI, collaborative robots, virtual reality and other new tech can lead to better healthcare.
In the more impoverished and remote areas, healthcare is either unavailable or too far away, leaving a sizeable portion of South Africans without the resources to travel to existing facilities.
People’s lives changed when a nonprofit organisation and the provincial government teamed up to bring care closer to home