President Cyril Ramaphosa recently signed the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill into law, launching what some might call a grand leap into the unknown. Heralded as a panacea, the legislation is fraught with — to use a favourite ANC descriptor — challenges. But why let that stand in the way of a good idea? 

Ramaphosa also signed the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Bill into law, only to halt its implementation after grumbling from the DA. It raised the question: if Ramaphosa is willing to pause the Bela bill, might there be room to also reconsider the far more significant NHI? ..

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