Ramaphosa to sign NHI Bill into law on Wednesday: Presidency – SABC News

Reading Time: < 1 minutePresident Cyril Ramaphosa will sign the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law on Wednesday, the Presidency says in a statement.
The Bill will guide the transformation of South Africa’s healthcare system to achieve universal health coverage, overcoming critical socio-economic imbalances and inequalities of the past.
The NHI is expected to be implemented in stages.
But health groups, businesses and the opposition have all voiced strong opposition to the bill and have urged President Cyril Ramaphosa not to sign it into law.
The South African Medical…