National Health Insurance Act

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has met the South African Medical Association — one of the organisations taking him to court about the National Health Insurance Act — to talk…

The association argued that the Bill is not fiscally feasible and would have adverse effects on the economy and healthcare system

This rendered it immune to high court review, he argues in an application for leave to appeal an order to hand over the reasons for his decision

From parliament’s rejection of the Phala Phala report to the president’s signing of the NHI Act, the courts are again due to pronounce on consequential political acts

Our success will depend on a combination of strategic planning, effective governance and a commitment to collaboration across sectors

Critics have commented that several of the myriad acts fall short as a response to the Zondo commission’s proposals to stem state capture

There was a conciliation among political parties at the cabinet lekgotla on policies that have seen them at loggerheads

The loss of an outright majority for the ANC should not be considered a panacea which promises to alleviate all our political and economic woes

Earlier this year, the ratings agency warned that a significant increase in the government’s debt-to-GDP ratio could knock its credit rating