The ANC could do well to modernise with more centrist policies that are not only constitutionally compliant but also deliver to a now largely urbanised and savvy electorate.
No taxpayer-funded (national) health system anywhere in the world has ever succeeded in delivering on its promises.
We have a responsibility towards ourselves, and this is the only way liberty can exist and be sustained.
NHI will become a blackhole where taxpayers’ money disappears to fund an ineffective system.
What is required in a statement as momentous as this is candour, not circumlocution.
If cooler heads are allowed to prevail and the process is properly managed, then the historic 29 May election can bring forth much of the reform which our society so desperately needs.
The current nationalisation of South Africa’s private healthcare will therefore have tragic consequences that will negatively affect the lives of every individual and family that is forcefully deprived of control over their healthcare.
This article was first published by BizNews on 23 May 2024 National Health Insurance (NHI) will not improve South Africa’s healthcare system. Instead of enabling the
Not everyone in this country needs the government to pay for their healthcare. It is a waste of resources to force everyone into the same fund.
David Ansara was featured in Today’s Trustee on the FMF’s opposition to National Health Insurance (NHI).
