Health compact signing postponed amid NHI concerns

The signing of the second Presidential Health Compact, which supports the National Health Insurance (NHI) plan, has been postponed to August 22. An urgent notice from the presidency’s events team cited “unforeseen circumstances” for the delay. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, explained that the postponement was due to scheduling changes that were unrelated to any opposition to the NHI.…

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