HEALTH FEATURE: South Africa’s Healthcare Inequality

03/10/2025 24 min
HEALTH FEATURE: South Africa’s Healthcare Inequality

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South Africa’s private healthcare sector is controlled by a handful of powerful groups, pushing up costs and deepening inequality. As the government pushes ahead with National Health Insurance (NHI) reforms, it faces stiff resistance from entrenched private interests. Open Secrets lawyer Luthando Vilakazi explores how corporate power shapes healthcare access and what it means for ordinary South Africans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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