New North West health MEC Sello Lehari lacks health experience but vows to prioritise NHI

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Sello Lehari is the newly-appointed MEC for health in the North West province. Critics have doubts about his deployment while healthcare unions stand ready with several items for his to-do list. Spotlight’s Nthusang Lefafa asked the new MEC about his plans.

New North West health MEC Sello Lehari lacks health experience but vows to prioritise NHI

Of South Africa’s nine health MECs, five are new

Posted in: #Vote4Health, Eastern Cape, Focus, Free State, Gauteng, Healthcare system, InFocus, KwaZulu-Natal, Latest, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Northern Cape, Provinces, Spotlight, Western Cape

Following South Africa’s 2024 national and provincial elections, the decisions about the top health jobs in the country’s nine provinces have now all been made. Elri Voigt rounds up the appointments.