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Enoch Godongwana

22.01.2026

National Health Insurance Negotiations: SAMA Seeks NHI Talks

National Health Insurance Negotiations: SAMA meets Motsoaledi after Godongwana urges NHI litigants to seek a settlement.

22.01.2026

NHI Truce Talks: Godongwana Pushes Settlement On NHI

NHI truce talks could end court battles and shift focus to workable reforms for universal health coverage.

05.01.2026

Medical Scheme Tax Credits: Treasury Resists Reallocation for NHI

The Treasury resists reallocating medical scheme tax credits despite the NHI Act. Experts warn this will stall SA’s health equity goals.

13.11.2025

Medical Scheme Tax Credits: Finance Minister Expresses Caution

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana warns against scrapping medical scheme tax credits as an attack on the middle class.

03.10.2025

African Health Financing Must be Forged in Africa

13.05.2025

Balancing act: Medical scheme tax credits in South Africa

Medical scheme tax credits help middle- and lower-income earners afford private healthcare, easing the burden on the public system.

31.10.2024

Godongwana blames provinces for healthcare staffing crisis

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana attributes the staffing crisis in SA's healthcare services to provinces mismanaging Treasury funds intended for wages.