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NHI under fire as legal team flags public participation flaws

Legal representatives challenging the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act have told the Constitutional Court that serious flaws in the public participation process could render the entire law unconstitutional. Advocate Wim Trengove, representing the Board of Healthcare Funders and the Western Cape Government, argued that key parts of the legislative process were fundamentally compromised, to the extent that it was as if no meaningful public participation took place at all. At […]

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Minister Tolashe denies knowledge of salary sharing claims involving daughter

Embattled Social Development Minister, Sisisi Tolashe, has denied any knowledge of allegations that a state-funded food aid worker was forced to share half of her salary with her daughter. Tolashe was responding to tough questions from Members of Parliament during her appearance before Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Social Development on Tuesday. The minister has come under scrutiny in recent weeks, including over claims that she misled Parliament regarding the donation […]

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