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Public, private health care are battered, bruised

Mbali Khumalo, managing director at Simeka Healthcare, a division of Sanlam Corporate, said at the presentation of Sanlam’s Benchmark 2023 report this week the research they conducted had highlighted a concerning trend that South Africans only tend to start focusing on their health care after turning 40 – a delay which might be costly in the long-run.

“We are seeing a significant shrinkage in compulsory participation,” she said. “South Africans must make confident choices in every life stage, including the prioritisation of health care earlier on to

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