{"id":109006,"date":"2026-02-18T08:59:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T08:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/?p=109006"},"modified":"2026-02-18T11:49:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T11:49:01","slug":"afriforum-serves-summons-to-president-and-co-over-constitutionality-of-nhi-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/en\/afriforum-serves-summons-to-president-and-co-over-constitutionality-of-nhi-act\/","title":{"rendered":"AfriForum serves summons to president and co. over constitutionality of NHI Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Louis-Boshoff_English-1.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Soundbite: Louis Boshoff (English)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Louis-Boshoff_Afrikaans-1.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Soundbite: Louis Boshoff (Afrikaans)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AfriForum today served a summons on President Cyril Ramaphosa and Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, Minister of Health, as part of the organisation\u2019s legal action to challenge the constitutionality of the controversial National Health Insurance (NHI) Act. The move was announced today during a media conference at the dilapidated Kempton Park Hospital, which serves as a warning of what could await the country\u2019s health sector should NHI be implemented.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although other institutions have already instituted legal proceedings against the Act, this action proceeding is the first of its kind against this law. AfriForum\u2019s summons launches a comprehensive attack on the NHI Act and points to the unconstitutionality of several provisions therein. The action proceeding offers, among other things, the opportunity to provide expert testimony in court if there are disputes about the facts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wian Spies, AfriForum\u2019s legal representative in the case, says AfriForum\u2019s legal action is based on the premise that the NHI Act is inconsistent with the Constitution and must therefore be declared invalid and referred back to parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some points of unconstitutionality that AfriForum objects to include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The dilution of provincial governments\u2019 constitutional powers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The restriction of patients\u2019 freedom of choice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The restriction of the clinical independence of health practitioners.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The lack of rationality of the NHI framework due to its economic unworkability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ernst van Zyl, AfriForum\u2019s Head of Public Relations, points out that the NHI Act contains provisions that not only affect the constitutional rights of AfriForum\u2019s members, but also those of the public in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll citizens and Afrikaners in particular have been victims of the ANC\u2019s ideological agenda. NHI is another such case. The ANC has already received ample evidence that it will not improve people\u2019s healthcare, but they continue to cling to it for ideological reasons. This is why AfriForum cannot allow this to continue,\u201d says Van Zyl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In light of South Africa\u2019s current political and economic climate, Louis Boshoff, AfriForum\u2019s Spokesperson on Health, says that NHI is completely unworkable. According to Boshoff, the worst thing that can happen to taxpayers is the allocation of funds \u2013 equivalent to 10% of South Africa\u2019s gross domestic product \u2013 to a health system that will never function effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe true cost of NHI will be much more than its mere rand value. The loss of, among other things, constitutional rights and patients\u2019 freedom of choice will ultimately result in a much higher price being paid,\u201d concludes Boshoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jougesondheid.co.za\/\">here<\/a> to find out more about AfriForum\u2019s campaign against NHI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.artikels.afriforum.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Combined_Summons_and_Particulars_of_Claim_2026.02.02.10.01-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Combined_Summons_and_Particulars_of_Claim_2026.02.02.10.01.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-dc9c451d-7c7b-4087-9a45-95759d2efca4\" 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