Western Cape’s NHI Challenge going to the Constitutional Court

Original Article by Tara Roos | Business Day | 4 September 2025

The Western Cape's NHI challenge raises critical questions about public participation in the NHI Act. Discover the latest updates.

The Western Cape’s NHI challenge raises critical questions about public participation in the NHI Act. Discover the latest updates.

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Dr Thembisile Xulu is the new health Director-General, inheriting a strained department, healthcare-worker shortages and NHI litigation.

Gauteng is losing 100 nurses a month and needs R5.7bn to fill a 16,000-post gap. This shortage now flagged as a key risk to the NHI rollout.

Regulation, not demand, blocks affordable cover: medical schemes should be allowed to offer low-cost benefit options (LCBOs) now.