The government appears to be divided over whether the imposition of a National Health Insurance (NHI) system – which will see all salary earners forced to belong to a state-controlled medical aid – is affordable. ||| The government appears to be divided over whether the imposition of a National Health Insurance (NHI) system – which will see all salary earners forced to belong to a state-controlled medical aid – is affordable. One of the key drivers of the plan, the ministerial advisory committee chairwoman on the NHI, Olive Shisana, is adamant that the system will not be derailed. While she said it could be revised ...