Lawsuits threat hangs over NHI

The country’s public and private health care system received a major shake-up when President Cyril Ramaphosa finally signed the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law.

This has resulted in an avalanche of criticism from the private sector as well as opposition political parties.

While receiving praise, mostly from labour and within the ANC, the medical sector and opposition political parties slammed Ramaphosa, with the DA and AfriForum indicating they would launch