Beyond binaries — why NHI success depends on design, not ideology
The NHI debate often ignores the complex design required for success. Looking at China shows that a layered, pluralistic system is more sustainable than a single-fund model.
THURSDAY, 23 APRIL 2026, 08:10
The NHI debate often ignores the complex design required for success. Looking at China shows that a layered, pluralistic system is more sustainable than a single-fund model.
A newly drafted History Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (Caps) proposes a radical shift away from Eurocentric teaching toward an “African-centred” approach. Now open for public comment, the draft curriculum aims to equip learners with a deep understanding of Africa’s long past and its undeniable interconnectedness with the rest of the world.
Nelson Mandela Bay councillors have demanded full disclosure of the officials implicated in a R35m streetlight tender scandal, warning a lack of names undermines accountability and risks continued misuse of municipal resources.
In a Hawks and Crime Intelligence operation, two Mexican journalists were arrested in Johannesburg because they allegedly flew a drone over a Jewish college in contravention of civil aviation laws.
LONDON, April 19 (Reuters) – British police said they had arrested seven people on Sunday over what they said was a national coordinated plan by activists who want to tax the super rich to damage and steal from high-end stores.
Democracy faces unprecedented threats; an exploration of the power of the vote and the need for reform in safeguarding its integrity.
Eight children were killed in a shooting spree early on Sunday in the southern US state of Louisiana, in what police said appears to have been an incident of domestic violence.
The South African Weather Service has warned of scattered showers and thundershowers, which may lead to localised flooding in parts of Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, the North West, Free State, and KwaZulu-Natal.

South Africans planning a holiday in Namibia face unpleasant surprises as Sossusvlei and coastal disputes raise costs and access concerns.

The state covered R502,000 worth of flight tickets for Enoch Godongwana’s spouse to accompany him on three international trips in 2025 and 2026.

The privately owned facility was presented in Durban on Friday by Dean Macpherson, the minister of public works and infrastructure.

South Africa is said to have one engineer for every 3 000 people, compared with about one engineer for every 300 people in a developed country

The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for social development has been removed from the National Freedom Party with immediate effect

An end to the Middle East conflict will not necessarily lead to pre-war prices at the pumps for South Africans.