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Progressive Health Forum representative Professor Alex van den Heever says government needs to stop assuming that NHI will fix the problems in the healthcare system and, instead, tackle the real problem, which is corruption. Do you agree with him?

Stats SA's recent consumer price index data this week indicated the rise in food prices was the largest in 14 years. Economists say continued load shedding also adds to the rise in the cost of food production.

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