By Johnathan Paoli
THE Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have joined in the outcry against the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill describing it as misguided, disingenuous, and opportunistic.
EFF National Spokesperson Leigh-Ann Mathys said the ANC was using an important intervention, which is supposed to give the people of South Africa dignified public healthcare, for political point scoring.
Mathys said the country’s public healthcare system has completely collapsed, with most public health facilities in a state of dilapidation.
“These facilities were built during the apartheid years, and all the post-apartheid government did was add poorly designed structures around facilities that were not built with the current population in mind,” she said.
The EFF said the COVID-19 pandemic saw pregnant women from maternity wards queuing for water from jojo tanks, and many hospitals not having dependable or drinkable water.
“Many public healthcare facilities have broken windows, non-functional toilets, and no practical maintenance
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