Who and what is AfriForum?

AfriForum is an Afrikaans civil rights organisation that protects the rights of minority groups at national as well as provincial level, and anyone who can identify with AfriForum’s principles and objectives may join the organisation. AfriForum’s community plan focuses on mobilising communities to thus take control of their own streets and neighbourhoods again. AfriForum ensures that your constitutional and civil rights are recognised and protected at national level.

Wie en wat is AfriForum?

AfriForum is ’n Afrikaanse burgerregteorganisasie wat die regte van minderheidsgroepe op sowel nasionale as provinsiale vlak beskerm, en enigiemand wat met AfriForum se beginsels en doelstellings kan identifiseer, mag by die organisasie aansluit. AfriForum se gemeenskapsplan fokus daarop om gemeenskappe te mobiliseer om só weer beheer terug te neem oor hul eie strate en woonbuurtes. AfriForum verseker dat jou grondwetlike én burgerregte op nasionale vlak erken en beskerm word.

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AfriForum encourages public to submit commentary opposing the NHI

Byafriforum 02/09/201903/11/2020

AfriForum will submit commentary on the National Health Insurance Bill (NHI) in the near future. The civil rights organisation is also encouraging the public to submit comments opposing this destructive bill now that the period for public comment has been opened.

On 29 August 2019 Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize did a presentation on the NHI before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health. This means that the parliamentary process, which includes a public consultation process, has begun. The Department of Health will also shortly reveal the locations and provinces where public hearings will be held. AfriForum plans to attend these hearings and encourages people to also be in attendance.

“The government’s promise to the public – that the NHI is the answer to all the health problems in this country – is false. The implementation of the NHI will eventually lead to the quality of health care decreasing for everyone. The single main contributing factor determining universal access to healthcare remains the per capita income of a country. South African tax payers can simply not afford another failed state-owned entity – which is into what the NHI will eventually degenerate,” says Natasha Venter, Campaign Officer at AfriForum.

Support AfriForum’s opposition of this bill: http://artikels.afriforum.co.za/en/divisions/campaigns/national-health-insurance/