From 5 – 7 May the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) will hear applications brought by the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) and the Western Cape government to decide if Parliament and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) met constitutional duties to facilitate meaningful public involvement, reported Business Day (1 May 2026)
If the applicants fail, several organisations whose legal actions were paused pending the outcome are expected to proceed … Solidariteit, SAPPF,
“The Western Cape government’s case targets the NCOP process. It argues that the select committee moved too quickly, rejected requests for more time, and failed to consider provincial reports and proposed amendments properly.
“The BHF argues that the public consultation programme looked busy on paper but failed in practice. It says lawmakers did not properly weigh warnings from medical schemes, administrators, and other stakeholders. In its filings, the BHF claims Parliament adopted complex legislation without resolving key questions on cost, design, or impact on access to care. “