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Health Minister Motsoaledi concerned about projected 2025 medical health inflation
Health Minister Motsoaledi concerned about projected 2025 medical health inflation! Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has expressed deep concern over the projected…
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Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi reaffirms NHI’s future amid confusion
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has delivered a clear message to skeptics: the National Health Insurance (NHI) is here to stay.…
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Minister Motsoaledi dismisses reports that NHI will cost R1.3 trillion
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has dismissed reports that the National Health Insurance (NHI) will cost R1.3 trillion. He said this…
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NHI spearhead says government spends R100 billion to subsidise private medical care
The newly reinstalled Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, came out firing in support of the National Health Insurance (NHI).…
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Motsoaledi says SA’s healthcare system should be on par with countries in Europe
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said that the rich were “double dipping” in both private and public healthcare, which illustrated the…
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HAITU wants new Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi to speed up NHI implementation
Health workers union HAITU has called on newly-appointed Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi to fast-track the implementation of the National Health…
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GNU Cabinet: SACP urges ANC ministers to stand firm and not dance to DA’s tune
The SA Communist Party general secretary Solly Mapaila has urged the new ANC cabinet ministers in the Government of National…
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Cyril Ramaphosa facing calls for his resignation after dismal ANC election results
With the African National Congress (ANC) losing its majority in an historic election result that puts South Africa on a…
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Govt learned lessons from COVID corruption, won’t repeat that with NHI – says Ramphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the government had learned lessons from COVID-19 corruption and would not repeat that with the…
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Minister Phaahla: Medical aid users should keep memberships active until NHI fully implemented
Minister of Health Joe Phaahla says medical aid users should keep their memberships active until the National Health Insurance (NHI)…
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Security officer arrested for stealing copper wire at hospital he was guarding
A security officer was arrested at Ellisras Hospital, in Limpopo, after he was allegedly caught stealing copper wire intended for…
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R100 billion allocated for public service wages
Nearly R100 billion has been allocated to cover the costs of the public service wage bill for the next three…
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Canada eyes SA doctors as next brain drain looms amid uncertainty over NHI
Developed countries such as Canada and the UK who are battling a severe skills shortage have set their sights on…
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SAMA hopes for substantial govt engagement before NHI implementation
The South African Medical Association (SAMA) is hopeful that it will engage the government on the National Health Insurance (NHI)…
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Cabinet welcomes measures to go ahead with NHI despite opposition parties’ rejections
The Cabinet said it welcomed the adoption of measures to recalibrate the health system and accelerate National Health Insurance (NHI)…
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Zweli Mkhize in court bid to set aside SIU’s findings on Digital Vibes
Former health minister Zweli Mkhize has approached the High Court in Johannesburg to set aside the Special Investigating Unit’s (SIU)…
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Zweli Mkhize to file application for review of SIU’s Digital Vibes report
Former health minister Zweli Mkhize is preparing to approach the courts with an application to have the Special Investigating Unit’s…
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H Suzman Foundation: NHI no solution to SA’s poor health system
The proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) is a funding and payment mechanism that will be superimposed on the private and…
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EXPOSED: How much Health Minister Zweli Mkhize got from Digital Vibes deal – report
Communications agency Digital Vibes turned a tidy 314% profit on the creation of a mascot for the National Health Insurance…
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Digital Vibes paid for maintenance work at Health Minister Mkhize family trust property
Despite Health Minister Zweli Mkhize’s denial that he benefitted from a R150 million health department contract awarded to Digital Vibes,…
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NHI will assist based on healthcare needs: Makhura
Gauteng Premier David Makhura says access to education and health are defining features of human civilisation. Makhura was giving clarity…
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NHI to be rolled out in stages: Ramaphosa adviser
A proposed move to universal health coverage in South Africa will be rolled out in stages as the budget improves,…
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