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Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s president, shows the signed bill for National Health Insurance signed into law in Pretoria, South Africa, on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The National Health Insurance means a higher tax burden for South Africans

If value-added tax were to be used to fund the insurance, it would have to rise from 15% to 21.5%

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
In his 2025 State of the Nation address the president promised improved healthcare access and infrastructure. (Photo by Guillem Sartorio/Getty Images)

Editorial | Don’t play politics over healthcare

We issue a plea to incumbent leaders and the loud opposition: for once, let’s put our country and its people first.

  • Eyaaz
3 min read
ANC parliamentary chief whip Pemmy Majodina. (David Harrison/M&G)

Majodina: Don’t panic, NHI bill can be amended after Ramaphosa signs it into law

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’ This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail & Guardian is committed to providing all our readers with the best possible experience. Please register your free account now. Your registration is your first step to becoming an M&G community member. Register Registration enables: – M&G newsletters access – notifications – the best possible experience Already registered? Login here Want to subscribe and get even more benefits? Explore our subscription offers

  • Lizeka Tandwa
1 min read
Despite what Panyaza Lesufi has said, once Cyril Ramaphosa puts pen to paper, the games will commence, as a slew of lawsuits are in the pipeline ready to outline the NHI’s many fatal flaws. File photo.

National Health Insurance and Lesufi’s honest appraisal of public health failures

Even advice from the Parliamentary Legal Advisor that the NHI Bill is not constitutional has been ignored

  • Des Erasmus
5 min read