Arthur Greene
Ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okuzimele kulindeleke ukuthi kutholakale kubantu baseNingizimu Afrika ngentengo ephansi.
I-Discovery Ltd, abahlinzeki abakhulu ezweni be-medical aid, bazohlinzeka ngokunakekelwa okuyisisekelo nge-primary care ka-R350 ngenyanga, ingxenye yesithathu yezindleko eshibhe kakhulu etholakalayo njengamanje ingu-R1,000 ngenyanga.
Amakhasimende azokwazi ukuthola izinqubo eziphuthumayo, odokotela abangochwepheshe kanye nokwelashwa kwezifo ezingamahlalakhona kubandakanya nesandulela ngculaz.
“Kufanele sizame ukwenza ukunakekelwa kwezempilo kube lula kubantu abaningi,” kusho isikhulu se-Discovery u-Adrian Gore etshela i-Sunday Times.
Balinganiselwa ku-8 million abantu baseNingizimu Afrika abafuna ukushintshela ekunakekelweni kwezempilo okuzimele, ngokusho kwephephandaba.
Uma laba bantu bengase bashintshele ekunakekelweni kwezempilo okuzimele ngenxa yenani lemali eliphansi, lokhu kungehlisa ingcindezi ohlelweni lwezwe lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lukahulumeni.
Njengamanje bayashoda odokotela abasebenza emkhakheni kahulumeni, okuya khona abantu cishe abangamaphesenti angu-72. Kuzoba nodokotela abaningi abatholakalayo kulabo ababadingayo uma kukhona abantu abancane abasebenzisa izinsizakalo zezempilo zikahulumeni.