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[TOP STORY] Constitutional Court strikes blow against state control of private healthcare

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‘In this particular case, the framework essentially allowed for excessive, unchecked control at the national level of government, and that was seen as very problematic,’ says Professor Alex van den Heever, Wits School of Governance.

20 May 9AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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