Constitutional Court fires a warning shot across NHI’s bow
The top court struck down the state’s certificate-of-need scheme. It serves as a warning to NHI’s architects: good intentions aren’t enough…
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Ramaphosa is head-in-the-clouds over NHI
Despite the president’s assertions, neither the Freedom Charter nor the UN say that the ANC’s NHI is the only option to achieve universal health…
NHI is a fantasy fix for a broken system
Alex van den Heever says NHI lacks the legal, fiscal and constitutional foundations to work, while urgent health reforms have been sidelined.…
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Discovery’s CEO has brushed off a market bruising, with a growth target of 15%-20% from here on out…
Discovery, six years and R15bn later, makes bank
Discovery poured R15bn into launching its bank. With SA’s fragile economy squeezing its medical business, it’s a good thing the bank is in the…
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