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South Africa: Can South Africa Fix Its Health System Before the Courts Decide Its Fate?
Bhekisisa, 6 March 2026
The implementation of the NHI is effectively frozen in court and constitutional clashes, blocking South Africa's most sweeping health overhaul since 1994. We talked to health… Read more »
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South Africa: Is Tax Alone Enough to Pay for NHI? We Do The Sums
Bhekisisa, 3 March 2025
Healthcare doesn't come cheap, and rolling out National Health Insurance — the government's plan to give everyone the same medical service regardless of whether they can pay… Read more »
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South Africa: President Delays Proclamation of Sections of NHI Act
SAnews.gov.za, 24 February 2026
President Cyril Ramaphosa has agreed to delay the proclamation of any sections of the National Health Insurance Act (NHI) following litigation brought against the President and the… Read more »
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South Africa: Government Invests in Healthcare Infrastructure
SAnews.gov.za, 12 February 2026
Government will undertake a further step in preparation of the implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) by undertaking critical investment in health infrastructure. Read more »
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South Africa: What Has Actually Happened On NHI This Year?
spotlight, 21 November 2025
It is not a stretch to say that the NHI Act has been one of the most controversial pieces of legislation in post-apartheid South Africa. Read more »
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South Africa: National Health Insurance - - Reports of a Potential Truce Are Greatly Exaggerated
Daily Maverick, 18 January 2026
Amid ongoing legal battles over the National Health Insurance, hopes for a truce dwindle as political motives complicate negotiations on universal healthcare. Read more »
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South Africa: On Which Legal Arguments Are the NHI Court Cases Set to Turn? Part 1 - Affordability
spotlight, 16 September 2025
Since President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the NHI Act into law last year in May, eight different groups have challenged it in court. One common argument is that it is irrational and… Read more »
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South Africa: Motsoaledi Insists NHI Will Not Be 'Captured' Amid Corruption Fears
Daily Maverick, 14 December 2025
The corruption and capture exposed by the Special Investigating Unit at Tembisa Hospital should not be used as a justification to deny South Africans universal health coverage, the… Read more »
