ActionSA outraged after report of 'secret deal' between DA leader, Monitoring & Planning Minister
According to the party - the reported deal is meaningless as the National Health Act explicitly abolishes private medical aid
ActionSA ‘spaza for locals’ march in Jabulani, Soweto. Picture: Thabiso Goba/ Eyewitness News.
JOHANNESBURG - ActionSA has expressed outrage following a reported “secret deal” between the Minister of Monitoring, Evaluation and Planning and the leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) – John Steenhuisen - to save private medical aid.
According to the party - the reported deal is meaningless as the National Health Act explicitly abolishes private medical aid
The party's Kgosi Lethlape says only Parliament has the authority to make and change laws.
“The only way to remove this provision is through a formal amendment in Parliament. Something both the minister and the DA leader are fully aware of. What we are witnessing is the blatant undermining of parliamentary authority - where critical legislative matters are being reduced opaque backroom negotiations.”
Lethlape adds that the double standard of government officials who enjoy private healthcare while the public system struggles is unacceptable.
“If the government truly seeks to lift the nation’s healthcare system it must demonstrate accountability and embrace real reforms rooted in transparency, efficiency and the dignity of all South Africans.”