VIPs must walk the walk on health
The Citizen|October 11, 2024
Politicians are renowned the world over for following a policy of "don't do as I do, do as I say" and our fat cat ANC apparatchiks are no exception. While they want to force through their utopian vision of the National Health Insurance, the taxpayer picks up their health tab.

The presidential medical unit, which is part of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF), has spent almost R500 million over just the past five years on caring for the president, deputy president, former officials and their spouses and the current minister of defence.

The medical unit, intended for emergency medical support during official travels, has expanded to include 60 personnel, 45 vehicles and provides 24/7 medical support.

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