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National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Clause 40 to 42 deliberations
14 Sep 2022
NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Committee deliberated on the NHI Bill from Clause 40 to 42.
The DA supported both clauses. The DA raised concerns about the specificity and detail present in the clauses. Concern was also raised about the excessive powers given ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Clause 37 to 39 deliberations
7 Sep 2022
NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
In this meeting, the Committee deliberated on the NHI Bill from Clause 37 to 39 – which were all supported by the ANC with some proposals for amendments. The DA raised concerns about the constitutionality of most of these clauses and the fact ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Clause 34 to 36 deliberations, with Deputy Minister
31 Aug 2022
NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
In this hybrid meeting, the Committee continued with clause-by-clause deliberations on the Bill, from Clause 34 to 36. Committee members expressed their party’s position.
The African National Congress (ANC) supported Clause 34: National Health Information System, which provides that the Fund must contribute ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: clause 23 to 33 deliberations; with Deputy Minister
24 Aug 2022
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NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
The Portfolio Committee met to continue its deliberations on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill. In the meeting, the Committee deliberated on the NHI Bill from Clause 23 to Clause 33 – which were all supported by the ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: clause 7 to 22 deliberations
23 Aug 2022
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NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
In this hybrid meeting, the Committee continued with clause-by-clause deliberations on the Bill, from Clause 7 to Clause 22. Committee members expressed their party position on the clauses.
The African National Congress (ANC) generally supported the NHI Bill ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: clause 5 to 6 deliberations, with Deputy Minister
8 Jun 2022
NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
In this hybrid meeting, the Committee continued with clause-by-clause deliberations on the Bill, with a specific focus on clauses 5 and 6. Members of the Committee expressed their party’s position on the various sub-clauses.
The African National Congress generally supported the two clauses ...
Higher Education
The Science, Technology and Innovation Decadal Plan, resources for STI and coordination of the public STI budget
3 Jun 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation had a joint meeting with several other parliamentary committees to receive a briefing from the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) on the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) White Paper and the Department’s 10-year, or decadal, plan. ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: clause 2 to 4 deliberations
1 Jun 2022
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NHI: Tracking the Bill through Parliament
In this hybrid meeting, the Committee commenced the clause-by-clause deliberations on the Bill.
The Democratic Alliance (DA), Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and Freedom Front Plus (FF+) indicated their opposition to the Bill upfront and the varying reasons for ...
Higher Education
mRNA Vaccine Technology Transfer and Training Hub: DSI & stakeholder briefing
27 May 2022
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education, Science and Innovation in conjunction with the Portfolio Committee on Health in the National Assembly (NA) convened in a virtual meeting for a briefing by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), and representatives of Afrigen, Biovac and the South African Medical Research ...
Health
National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill: Motion of desirability
18 May 2022
NHI: Tracking the bill through Parliament
In this virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Health considered the motion of desirability on the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill [B19 - 2019]. The Bill was tabled in Parliament and referred to the Committee on 8 August 2019. The National Health Insurance ...