High Court order stalls NHI roll-out until ConCourt decision
The Pretoria High Court formalises an agreement between the Presidency and NHI opponents to stay ongoing court proceedings.
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Ramaphosa pauses NHI promulgation pending ConCourt ruling
The President undertakes not to bring any provisions of the NHI Act into force until the Constitutional Court rules on two cases.
Coalition politics hampered Budget consensus, says Godongwana
South Africa’s credibility among investors and ratings agencies will depend on whether the government meets the fiscal targets it has set, says Treasury.
ANC and its ministers reject reports of NHI ‘concessions’
Recent media reports over the future of NHI have been contradictory and hard to make sense of. Spotlight chased up those in a position to know where things stand – it seems the ANC has not made any major concessions on NHI. There is, however, agreement that medical schemes won’t be phased out in the next few years, something that likely wouldn’t have happened in any case given the poor state of the economy and the long timeline for NHI implementation.
SIU investigation into Ithala tender unrelated to liquidation bid
Meanwhile, MPs have questioned the SARB’s push to liquidate Ithala, arguing it conflicts with Parliament’s resolution to support the bank’s growth.
Proposed Regulation 28 amendment – are prescribed assets coming back?
The Cabinet is considering introducing new asset classes to leverage retirement savings for industrial financing.
Ramaphosa and Steenhuisen say differences over NHI can be resolved
But statements by the Minister of Health indicate the ANC does not believe material changes to the NHI Act should be made.
NHI: We are going to have equality whether people like it or not, says Ramaphosa
Solidarity and AfriForum are the first out of the starting blocks with legal challenges to the NHI Act.
Kieswetter agrees to extended term as SARS head amid economic challenges
The commissioner says the Revenue Service has put measures in place to meet the revised estimate for revenue collection.
