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2026-10-20 08:23:13 +02:00

Mighael

No I do not

Ch.10 Financial matters

2026-10-17 11:24:50 +02:00

Stephanie

No I do not

Ch.3 Establishment, Functions and Powers of the NHI

The proposed NHI is unaffordable, South Africans who wish to have a medical aid jouined one and is paying for the service they receive.
Fixing Government hospitals will provide the necessary free health care those without a medical aid need and will cost a fraction of what the NHI will

2026-10-08 14:56:57 +02:00

Cathy

No I do not

Ch.1 Purpose and Application

2026-10-07 14:29:59 +02:00

Bronwen

Not fully

Ch.10 Financial matters

The few taxpayers will be expected to foot the bill for everyone

2026-10-06 20:08:48 +02:00

Eugenie

No I do not

Ch.1 Purpose and Application

If the Government clinics and hospitals are not fully functional - what will happen when they run all.........

2026-10-01 22:01:12 +02:00

Chandre

No I do not

Ch.10 Financial matters

Why must us taxpayers have to be be funders of this bill

2026-09-28 10:07:11 +02:00

Anton

No I do not

Ch.3 Establishment, Functions and Powers of the NHI

2026-09-28 08:29:22 +02:00

Janine

No I do not

Ch.10 Financial matters

Where will funding come from. What will happen to current medical aid for private care. Ongoing stealing of money proposed for public healthcare into private pockets. Unsustainable

2026-09-22 11:10:04 +02:00

Jang Choob

Yes I do

Other

Gov't must embrace AI and robotics to create goods and services which compete on the global stage, to pay for services like these.

2026-09-17 15:23:22 +02:00

Eugene

No I do not

Ch.3 Establishment, Functions and Powers of the NHI

2026-09-14 13:14:20 +02:00

Gerhard

No I do not

Ch.1 Purpose and Application

I object to the National Health Insurance Bill in its current form.

While I support the principle that all South Africans should have access to quality healthcare, I do not believe that the NHI, as currently proposed, is the correct solution.

South Africans already face high levels of taxation through personal income tax, VAT, fuel levies, municipal charges, and numerous other taxes and contributions. There is significant concern that NHI will require additional taxation while many existing public healthcare facilities continue to struggle with infrastructure backlogs, staff shortages, equipment failures, corruption, and governance challenges.

Before creating a new centrally managed fund, government should first demonstrate its ability to effectively manage and improve existing public healthcare services. The focus should be on fixing hospitals and clinics, improving accountability, reducing wasteful expenditure, combating corruption, and ensuring that healthcare budgets are spent efficiently.

I am also concerned about the concentration of significant financial and administrative control within a single national structure. Given South Africa's track record with governance failures in various state institutions, there is a substantial risk that mismanagement, inefficiency, or corruption within the NHI Fund could negatively affect healthcare access for millions of people.

The private healthcare sector currently provides valuable services to many South Africans and helps reduce pressure on the public healthcare system. Any reform should strengthen healthcare access without undermining existing medical aid schemes, limiting consumer choice, or reducing healthcare capacity.

I believe healthcare reform should focus on:

Improving the quality of public hospitals and clinics.
Strengthening accountability and governance.
Reducing corruption and wasteful expenditure.
Expanding healthcare access through practical and sustainable solutions.
Preserving patient choice and t

2026-09-14 10:26:38 +02:00

Zelna

No I do not

Ch.10 Financial matters

2026-09-12 22:34:28 +02:00

Michelle

No I do not

Ch.1 Purpose and Application

The current system is not working - rather fix the problem before starting new ones

2026-09-12 16:29:04 +02:00

Olivia

No I do not

Ch.3 Establishment, Functions and Powers of the NHI

2026-09-09 10:30:43 +02:00

Gerhard

No I do not

Ch.2 Access to Healthcare services

The Government scandalously allowed the current public health services, hospitals to deteriorate to a virtual collapse. One of many examples of their total incompetence. Now they want to steal our freedom of health care choice!

No, No, NO

2026-09-07 14:28:34 +02:00

Willem

No I do not

Ch.1 Purpose and Application

The private sector can run health services much better than the government. Unfortunately corruption is the only thing driving our government and this will just be another corruption fund.

The government broke all our beautiful previously functional state hospitals and now want to expand it. Sorry can't support this.

2026-09-04 06:55:29 +02:00

Righardt

No I do not

Ch.2 Access to Healthcare services

2026-09-03 16:24:43 +02:00

Roeleen

No I do not

Ch.2 Access to Healthcare services

2026-08-21 07:52:03 +02:00

Michael

No I do not

Ch.3 Establishment, Functions and Powers of the NHI

2026-08-18 05:55:16 +02:00

Karen

No I do not

Ch.10 Financial matters

2026-08-17 16:35:08 +02:00

Baileigh

No I do not

Other

The current public healthcare system is a total disaster. Why on earth would the NHI be any different? The only outcome will be even more corruption, more taxes being wasted, and less healthcare for ordinary citizens. Our dear president and politicians won't even use the public hospitals and clinics now, and they certainly won't use the NHI network. They have completely lost touch with reality if they think it will work.

2026-08-17 06:11:24 +02:00

Drew

No I do not

Ch.1 Purpose and Application

2026-08-16 14:57:35 +02:00

Nicola

No I do not

Ch.3 Establishment, Functions and Powers of the NHI

2026-08-15 07:05:44 +02:00

Johann

No I do not

Ch.10 Financial matters

2026-08-13 17:07:04 +02:00

Ian

No I do not

Ch.1 Purpose and Application

2026-05-28 21:16:38 +02:00

Debbie

No I do not

Ch.10 Financial matters

JUST ANOTHER LOOTING OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CADDES!!!!! FIX THE GOVERMENT HOSPITALS

2026-05-21 17:25:29 +02:00

Pamela

No I do not

Ch.10 Financial matters

Government can not be trusted with our health issues!!
They have let us down to many times ?

2026-05-21 15:57:53 +02:00

Dino

No I do not

Ch.10 Financial matters

Unfortunately, given the track record of Government handling money, I'm concerned that at some point, the corruption in the health sector will seep into the mechanics of the NHI. Currently, tax allocated to the health sector disappears at an alarming rate, with little to no visible improvements in service and facilities. I struggle to believe that paying into a system ahead of rollout is the way to go.
It's estimated that R1.3 trillion over the last 5 years has been wasted because of:
Procurement abuse (dodgy tenders)
Overpricing and poor contracts
Failed or abandoned projects
Lack of accountability (“no consequence culture”)

Prevent that, and I'd consider it, but only maybe, because there isn't one successful case study in the world where this works, especially one where the taxbase is 15% of the country, and the unemployment is over 30%. Countries with a 3% unemployment rate might fare better.

2026-05-20 08:56:28 +02:00

Esther

No I do not

Ch.2 Access to Healthcare services

First fix the government hospitals. Employ more white people with skills and experience in running and managing these hospitals. Put the right people in the job and they will make a success of it. At the end of the day all people black and white will benefit from this succes. Money is not the problem, work ethic and experience is the problem. The government is the problem.

2026-04-20 11:46:24 +02:00

Neil

No I do not

Ch.10 Financial matters

There is no way this is going to work in South Africa. Not with this corrput goverment . First world countries it might work. Just another avenue for corruption and theft. and racism if someone else has to decide whether you need a doctor or not. no way