Mpumalanga Health MEC Sasekani Manzini

Mpumalanga Blames Covid For R1.6 Billion Hospital Cost Overrun

Mpumalanga ANC Chairperson Mandla Ndlovu has been elected as the province's new premier. He replaces Refiloe Mtsweni-Tsipane.

The Mpumalanga Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport (DPWRT) blames COVID-19 for a four-year delay in constructing an R1.6 billion mega health facility in the highveld. Opposition party ActionSA has accused the provincial government leaders of engaging in corrupt activities that resulted in the Middelburg Hospital not being completed in time and the budget… Continue reading Mpumalanga Blames Covid For R1.6 Billion Hospital Cost Overrun

Newly Qualified Nurses Cry Betrayal As Mpumalanga Department of Health Fails To Offer Jobs

Newly qualified nurses in Mpumalanga have accused the provincial Department of Health of betrayal after it emerged that they would no longer be offered jobs after completing their training. They said they were frustrated and furious after the department disclosed the unpleasant news during the Public Health Social Development Sectoral Bargaining Chamber (PHSDSBC) meeting recently… Continue reading Newly Qualified Nurses Cry Betrayal As Mpumalanga Department of Health Fails To Offer Jobs

Female Paramedic Escapes From Armed Ambulance Hijackers

A Mpumalanga woman is still reeling from the tragic loss of her newborn baby girl, who died while awaiting the arrival of an ambulance at Pienaar in Mpumalanga.

A female paramedic narrowly escaped from her captors following the armed hijacking of an ambulance at a clinic in Mpumalanga. The paramedic was among a number of health officials who were ambushed at Phola Nsikazi Clinic near Kabokweni in the early hours of Sunday. “The Emergency Management Personnel were confronted by three criminals after returning… Continue reading Female Paramedic Escapes From Armed Ambulance Hijackers

National Health Department To Investigate Bushbuckridge Cholera Scare

The National Department of Health is in the process of investigating Mpumalanga clinicians who failed to take specimens of patients who presented with cholera symptoms but simply gave them painkillers. This follows a number of cases that African Times investigated in Bushbuckridge, where water challenges have plagued some townships and villages for months. Residents of… Continue reading National Health Department To Investigate Bushbuckridge Cholera Scare