Solidarity said it's ironic Motsoaledi used the term 'swart gevaar' to 'threaten people about legislation that South Africans do not want'.
Solidarity said it's ironic Motsoaledi used the term 'swart gevaar' to 'threaten people about legislation that South Africans do not want'.
The trade union spoke out against Motsoaledi’s speech comparing criticism of the NHI to the apartheid-era government’s fear-mongering tactics about the “swart gevaar”.“ have seen this type of strategy before,” Motsoaledi told the gathering of healthcare professionals from around the world. “Now Minister Motsoaledi is using it precisely to threaten people about legislation that South Africans simply do not want. The NHI will cause great harm to all of us,” Du Buisson said.He argued that the health minister showed a lack of respect for the government of national unity .
“Many of the groups that spoke out against the NHI are in no way representative of white communities,” Du Buisson said.
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