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Submitted | first-name | support | top-concern | message |
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2025-06-24 05:20:04 +02:00 | Lorraine | No I do not | Other | We reject the NHI! With widespread corruption and mismanagement already strangling South Africa, we have no faith this scheme will genuinely benefit the people. It's a recipe for further financial abuse, not improved healthcare. South Africa's pervasive issues of corruption and incompetence will inevitably undermine this initiative, diverting crucial resources away from patient care. |
2025-06-20 13:27:29 +02:00 | TANYA | Not fully | Ch.3 Establishment, Functions and Powers of the NHI | GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION AND ABILITY TO ADEQUATELY MANAGE AND RUN THIS. LOSS OF MEDICAL SKILL IN SOUTH AFRICA |
2025-06-11 08:41:18 +02:00 | Vishal | No I do not | Other | Objection to the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill While the objective of achieving universal access to quality healthcare is laudable and aligns with Section 27 of the Constitution, I do not support the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill in its current form. The Bill’s framework raises serious concerns about governance, accountability, and financial sustainability that threaten the effective delivery of healthcare services and risk undermining public trust in our health system. The establishment of the National Health Insurance Fund and its governance structures, as proposed, lack clear safeguards to ensure transparency, independent oversight, and protection against political interference. Without robust mechanisms to guarantee accountability, the Fund risks mismanagement, inefficiency, and corruption—challenges already evident in several public sector institutions. This undermines the constitutional right to health by potentially compromising the quality and reliability of services. Moreover, the Bill’s approach to strategic purchasing and resource utilisation remains vague and untested in South Africa’s complex healthcare environment. It does not adequately address how the Fund will interact with existing public and private healthcare providers or how it will ensure equitable access without disadvantaging vulnerable populations. The absence of clear, enforceable measures to prevent unethical or unlawful practices further exacerbates these risks. In conclusion, I urge the Select Committee on Health to reconsider the Bill and explore alternative approaches that strengthen governance, protect fiscal responsibility, and respect existing healthcare structures. The goal of universal healthcare is vital, but it must be pursued through a framework that prioritises transparency, efficiency, and inclusivity to truly serve all South Africans. |
2025-05-27 19:42:00 +02:00 | Ruan | No I do not | Ch.3 Establishment, Functions and Powers of the NHI | Only for the corrupt elite to steal more money. The people who actually need it will suffer. The government has not run one department successfully so we should not give them the chance to destroy our health system as well. |
2025-05-25 09:56:37 +02:00 | Gwen | No I do not | Ch.2 Access to Healthcare services | |
2025-05-15 11:02:03 +02:00 | Lebohang | Yes I do | Ch.8 Operational provisions | Fully support universal health care although we don't trust politicians. |
2025-05-06 19:34:28 +02:00 | Emily | No I do not | Other | |
2025-04-09 14:02:12 +02:00 | Nic | No I do not | Ch.2 Access to Healthcare services | i want to pay for my own medical aid. i do not want to be forced by government to use its sub-standard, under resourced, filthy and possibly fatal hospitals. |
2025-03-25 21:46:38 +02:00 | Gerhard | No I do not | Ch.3 Establishment, Functions and Powers of the NHI | The bill in its entirety is only a way to tax the burdened citizens of this country further in to oblivion. As the low to middle class income families will only be impoverished further to widen the divide, the bill is only a way for the government to fund an already ill-run institution which is the department and health and its dependent institutions. While we the citizens of South Africa will pay the cost thereof whether we like it or not as it will eventually be implemented as compulsory deductions from salaries and wages. Thus we have to pay to use state hospitals that is useless and will remain useless not out of necessity but we have to according to law. |
2025-02-15 06:59:59 +02:00 | Nadine | No I do not | Ch.10 Financial matters | The health care currently received at public hospitals that used to be so advanced they were teaching hospitals, is an absolute disgrace. Why not first fix the current system. By now gaining access to even more money with forced tax deductions, it is fairly certain that nothing will overnight suddenly improve to world class health care. |
2025-02-07 12:31:21 +02:00 | John | No I do not | Ch.2 Access to Healthcare services | We all would like to see improved health care, but the main argument is how to go about it. What is not needed is a huge administrative structure to operate the system. Just look at how the Brits rate their NHS. Basically, it is considered broken with huge waiting lists. You cannot build a mansion without proper foundations. So the correct approach for me ia to hasten slowly. Make sure what we have is working properly Currently, reports say that some hospitals don't have needles, nor water, long waiting queues, no medicines nor anti-biotics. Just get the basics right before you try and build a mansion of universal care. |
2025-01-17 11:15:55 +02:00 | Kanyakwezi Olwetu | No I do not | Ch.10 Financial matters | The state must get its own hospitals in order before we speak of national Healthcare they dropped the ball on maintenance and building capacity the private sector exists to meet the needs the state can't specialize in. People must stop eating money and expecting other people to pay for it. |
2025-01-13 15:04:12 +02:00 | Katherine | No I do not | Ch.3 Establishment, Functions and Powers of the NHI | This is designed to kill off the private sector. All doctors will leave the country, wait times will explode, quality will dip to catastrophic and deadly levels, Dischem will go out of business, there will be close to 100,000 people laid off in a single month just in health insurance related jobs, the NHI money will all be stolen and the only healthcare facilities left will all collapse. |
2025-01-11 20:54:07 +02:00 | Brenden | No I do not | Ch.10 Financial matters | |
2025-01-11 07:00:58 +02:00 | Nicole | No I do not | Other | We have not even been able to streamline the Government hospitals, more people die in Government, how will we be able to run it properly if opened to everyone. Yes infoce medical aids to drop there monthly fees for more people to afford it but not free for all just yet till we can fix what we got now. |
2025-01-09 12:24:34 +02:00 | Rene | No I do not | Ch.10 Financial matters | All of the mention The government is not incontrol of the health any more. Parliament members must FIRST make usecof state hoitals for 20yrs study BEFORE they subject the public. This is normal practise in studies. |
2025-01-09 05:24:25 +02:00 | Debra | No I do not | Ch.10 Financial matters | The concept only works in first world countries where the vast majority of the population is employed and contributing tax payers. This is not the case in SA. Therefore it cannot be successfully implemented due to lack of finances. |
2024-11-25 16:38:00 +02:00 | Elma | No I do not | Other | Everyone of the Ministers since 1994 has made the Health Care system worse. If you are connected to any active healthcare person you will know the unbelievably terrible conditions they have to deal with. If they couldn't make an existing EXCELLENT department work, how will they handle this mammoth NHI monster? The road to hell is paved with good intentions. A reminder: WE ARE THE TAXPAYERS. WITHOUT US THE GOVERNMENT IS DEAD. BETTER LISTEN TO US. |
2024-10-24 09:05:16 +02:00 | Madelein | No I do not | Ch.4, 5, 6, 7 The Board, CEO, Committees and Advisory | |
2024-10-21 14:15:42 +02:00 | Augusto | No I do not | Ch.1 Purpose and Application | |
2024-10-18 12:29:14 +02:00 | Rolene | No I do not | Ch.1 Purpose and Application | |
2024-10-17 07:50:16 +02:00 | Portia | No I do not | Ch.10 Financial matters | While I acknowledge that a general health system could be beneficial for those struggling without medical aid, I have significant concerns about the financial impact on individuals like myself. As a hardworking taxpayer, I am already contributing a substantial amount in taxes each month, and I also pay for my own medical aid. The prospect of paying extra taxes to fund the NHI—whether through general taxes or deductions from my salary—is worrisome. I am not in favor of incurring additional taxes because I simply cannot afford it. My company provides only minimal annual salary increases that are below the rate of inflation, which further strains my financial situation. Additionally, there is a lack of transparency regarding how my current tax contributions are being utilized, making it difficult to trust that the new funds will be managed effectively and ethically. I urge the policymakers to consider the financial burden this will place on citizens who are already contributing significantly through taxes and personal medical expenses. It is crucial to explore alternative funding mechanisms or strategies that do not disproportionately affect those who are already financially stretched. Transparency in how tax revenues are allocated and used is essential to gain public trust and support for the NHI. |
2024-10-16 11:32:26 +02:00 | Darryl | No I do not | Ch.1 Purpose and Application | |
2024-10-16 11:22:30 +02:00 | Malcolm | No I do not | Other | |
2024-10-15 19:39:07 +02:00 | Rosa | No I do not | Ch.9 Complaints & Appeals | Why does things allways have to change. I agree that poor people have to have a medical insurance or medical aid. Those people that have had their own medical aid must stay on it, why must they change, especially if you have retired on your medical aid, just leave things as they are, don’t create chaos. |
2024-10-15 11:14:10 +02:00 | Albie | No I do not | Ch.10 Financial matters | |
2024-10-12 10:43:24 +02:00 | Teresa | No I do not | Ch.2 Access to Healthcare services | |
2024-10-03 08:04:22 +02:00 | Stephan | No I do not | Ch.10 Financial matters | |
2024-10-03 00:02:18 +02:00 | Joshua | No I do not | Ch.10 Financial matters | Our country is being transformed into Russia. A socialist oligarchy doesn’t benefit us and the NHI is just another step towards communism |
2024-09-23 09:26:56 +02:00 | Barry | No I do not | Ch.10 Financial matters |