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President Cyril Ramaphosa has stated that National Health Insurance is essential to close the divide between public and private healthcare in South Africa. His weekly letter highlights inequalities in healthcare access despite public system progress. The remarks follow a successful separation of conjoined twins at Mankweng Hospital in Limpopo.
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Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has dismissed fears that the National Health Insurance scheme could fall prey to state capture, following revelations of massive corruption at Tembisa Hospital. He argues that structural reforms in the NHI will prevent such abuses and that delaying universal healthcare would unfairly punish ordinary South Africans. Motsoaledi emphasized the need to recover lost funds while pushing forward with implementation.