A report by the non-profit Open Secrets has condemned the ‘financialisation’ of healthcare in South Africa, with researchers arguing that the private healthcare sector is being used for profit-taking by a small group of powerful actors at the expense of affordability and access for patients.
South Africa’s private healthcare sector is controlled by a handful of powerful groups, pushing up costs and deepening inequality. As the government pushes ahead with National Health Insurance (NHI) reforms, it faces stiff resistance from entrenched private interests. Open Secrets lawyer Luthando Vilakazi explores how corporate power shapes healthcare access and what it means for ordinary South Africans.
Luvano Ntuli, investigator at Open Secrets, on The Meeting Point with Koketso Sachane about part 2 of its series Who Owns SA, “Private Healthcare: Private Medical Aid Schemes and Private Hospitals.
South Africa’s two-tier health system is under the microscope again – and in the latest instalment of Who Owns South Africa, Open Secrets peels back the curtain on private medical aids and hospital groups. Phemelo Motene speaks to Open Secrets’ Head of Investigations, Michael Marchant, about the money, the monopolies, and the future of our health system.
South Africa’s healthcare sector is marred by deep rooted inequalities, with millions relying on an overly strained and under resourced public healthcare system. In this instalment of Who Owns South Africa, Open Secrets turns the spotlight on to the role of private players in the health care system and shows how the concentration of private power shapes the sector.
Who Owns South Africa? | Private Healthcare is the second event of Open Secrets’ new investigative series Who Owns South Africa? (WOSA). Get your ticket!
South Africa’s democracy is under pressure from things like unchecked corporate influence, to political capture. Investigative non-profit, Open Secrets, has launched its series Who Owns SA, with part one, “The System – Money, Power and Politics”.
South Africa faces 33% unemployment and record corporate profits. Open Secrets’ new investigation, Who Owns South Africa reveals how money, power and politics fuel inequality.
Who Owns South Africa? | Money, Power and Politics is the launch event of Open Secrets new investigative series Who Owns South Africa? (WOSA). Get your ticket!