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NHI will be the ultimate looting frenzy

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Makone Maja, Sara Gon and Terence Corrigan moot the real objectives of the NHI Bill and discuss the comments from public health officials since its passing at the National Assembly. They discuss the IRR's education report which proposes education vouchers as a solution to the public education system and close with news of the rising teenage pregnancies in KwaZulu Natal.

Join the IRR's campaign to #StopNHI: https://irr.org.za/campaigns/stop-nhi.
Read the IRR's latest education report: https://irr.org.za/reports/occasional-reports/overcoming-the-odds-why-school-vouchers-would-benefit-poor-south-africans
15 Jun 2023 8AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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