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“The lack of nuance in the public discourse has meant that major stakeholders are speaking past each other, that important relevant points have been lost in a debate that relies on expertise, and that the level of rhetoric is contributing to uncertainty and a lack of trust in government and other stakeholders.”

Concentric Alliance executive director Brian Currin talks about the new report titled Health Reform – Perspectives and Proposals.

A contentious provision in the National Health Insurance Bill has the potential to undermine the implementation of the scheme and delay urgent reform to the health system, according to a report by Section 27. 


Health system reform efforts in South Africa appear to have stagnated. Following over a decade of discussion and debate, stakeholders are weary and do not trust each other’s motives and opinions.  This stagnation is fatal. South Africa’s health system is under immense strain and its inequities are well known. Some people continue to receive insufficient care while others are over-serviced in the interests of profit. Health care workers are burning out. Uncertainty about changes ...

A new report, ‘Health Reform — Perspectives and Proposals’, was launched by SECTION27 and the Concentric Alliance on Monday. It recommends that stakeholders within the health sector enter into a consensus-building process to address areas of contention in health reform. A failure to do so...

Researchers have warned that SA’s health system is in need of an urgent overhaul, citing the slow progress in the past decade.

Section27 and the Concentric Alliance host webinar on ways forward for health reform in SA and World Refugee Day is commemorated.

Good faith deliberation between all parties, rather than fixating on the conflicts which currently divide them, is required

Parliament recently concluded public hearings on the National Health Insurance Bill. This article is the second in a series looking at submissions made on different aspects of the bill, and examines the views presented on corruption. Parliament recently concluded public hearings on the National...

A Roadmap for Reversing the Resource Curse   For many African countries, Covid-19 has provided a useful cover for leaders to advance authoritarian ends, consolidate their autocracies and undermine whatever rule of law existed before. This seems especially true for ruling coalitions in countries with access to mineral or hydrocarbon wealth.  Mozambique is a desperate case in point. While Angola and Nigeria have historically been the empirical poster children for the existence of a ‘resource ...