Nehawu provincial secretary Moses Maubane

Patients ‘Forced to Use Pit Latrines and Beg For Water to Drink Pills’ As Limpopo Clinic Spends Three Months Without Running Water

DIRE: Residents of Hlaniki Village outside Giyani say the situation at the local clinic is so dire that patients are forced to drink water stored in dustbins, and use pit latrines after the healthcare facility experienced a water shortage for three consecutive months. Photo: Ernest Mabasa

Patients, including pregnant women, have allegedly been forced to use pit latrines and beg for water to drink pills after a Limpopo healthcare facility experienced a water shortage for three consecutive months. Residents of Hlaniki Village outside Giyani say the situation at the local clinic is so dire that patients are forced to drink water… Continue reading Patients ‘Forced to Use Pit Latrines and Beg For Water to Drink Pills’ As Limpopo Clinic Spends Three Months Without Running Water

Ramathuba Denies Running Down Limpopo Health Department, Says Nehawu Just Wants Her Fired

Nehawu has accused Limpopo Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba of running down the provincial health department, turning a blind eye to officials who rigged the outcomes of job interviews, and employing young hospital managers who undermine nurses and doctors, causing them to leave earlier than they intended.

Limpopo health MEC Phophi Ramathuba has denied running down the health department and protecting officials who allegedly rigged the outcomes of job interviews, saying National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union’s (Nehawu’s) claims were part of a campaign to get her fired. Ramathuba’s departmental spokesperson, Neil Shikwambana, dismissed the union’s demands as nothing but… Continue reading Ramathuba Denies Running Down Limpopo Health Department, Says Nehawu Just Wants Her Fired

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