Western Cape and other parties vote against NHI Bill

After more than 10 years in the making, this week eight provinces voted in favour of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill at the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). The Western Cape was the only province to vote against the bill.

The ANC, as the majority in Parliament, has been accused of strong-arming Parliament into going ahead with the bill, which has been envisaged as the only way to ensure universal