

Despite a hold on the rollout of the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme in South Africa until specific court challenges are heard, the government is still allocating billions of rands to continue work in the background.
The latest 2026 budget allocates around R9.3 billion to the NHI.
This includes close to R1.5 billion in direct NHI grants over the next three years, as well as over R7.8 billion in “indirect” NHI funding.
The direct funding—provincial NHI…
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