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Chris Bateman

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Cape Town, Durbanville
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56, married, 2 daughters (2008 and 2006), news ed, SA MedJourn. 34 yr newspaper career, fluent in Zulu. Angler. Lapsed Catholic + hang-glider. MKP, M2Life, BioD
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What’s the health department’s prognosis?

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By Chris Bateman Verified
| BusinessLIVE Verified
Nicholas Crisp, a leading protagonist of the government’s controversial National Health Insurance (NHI), is stepping down. But he’s not likely to go away. Crisp was appointed head of the NHI well before the bill was passed by parliament in 2023. The act was signed without specifying an implementation date and has since been challenged in at least six court cases. “I’ll be leaving any day now,” Crisp tells the FM.
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Health dept scandal – Motsoaledi and Crisp speak out

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By Chris Bateman Verified
| Mail & Guardian Verified
The department of health will lose up to 36% of its senior leadership before year-end as incumbents reach compulsory retirement age (65) — including two of its three suspended command-tier staff accused of mismanaging funds. This emerged in exclusive Bhekisisa interviews with acting director general Dr Nicholas Crisp and Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi at the National TB Conference in Johannesburg last week.
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2 landmark Columbia restaurants now under same concessionaire

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By Chris Bateman Verified
| The Union Democrat Verified
If there is a queen of Columbia State Historic Park restaurants, it is likely Christina Lint. Lint now holds state concession contracts for both the City Hotel and the Bella Union on the park’s historic Main Street. She’s been at the Bella Union helm for more than five successful years, and earlier in 2026 took over the City’s restaurant after its shareholders voted to leave the business after running in the red for several years.
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