News24 | No silver bullet for bridging SA’s healthcare divide, experts say
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News24 | No silver bullet for bridging SA’s healthcare divide, experts say

Top Stories Tamfitronics South Africa's healthcare system is facing myriad challenges.Experts have put forward a range of practical solutions to address some of the country's pressing issues.Spotlight rounds up some of the proposed solutions to improve patient care, including the use of public-private partnerships.Closing the inequality gap and making trusted healthcare services accessible to the majority will require a whole systems overhaul.This was the underlying message of speakers at the recent Hospital Association of South Africa Conference, who tackled the question of pragmatic steps to address the divides and failings of the country's healthcare system.They put forward a range of solutions, models and case studies while highlighting the looming crises as more people fall through the cracks.Around 15% of people in South Africa are members of private...
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Vulture funds: Fine Gael guility of ‘cynical politics’
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Vulture funds: Fine Gael guility of ‘cynical politics’

Politics tamfitronics Sinn Féin has accused the Government of “cynical politics” as it openly debates whether to to increase stamp duty on Vulture Funds in the budget.Taoiseach Simon Harris has denied a U-turn over the plan, inisting a review was already underway.Junior Finance Minister Neal Richmond called at the weekend for the tax to be doubled, while Tánaiste Micheál Martin has urged caution.Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty said taxes on vulture funds should have been increased years ago.“Both the Taoiseach, Neale Richmond and all of the Fine Gael backbenchers and frontbenchers - along with Fianna Fáil and the Green Party - voted against our motion earlier this year to increase stamp duty on vulture funds so that they would stop buying up homes from under the feet of first time buyers,” he said.“So, we take this...
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