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Back to where it began: The child in the precedent-setting judgment was born with cerebral palsy following
the negligence of maternity staff at Cecilia Makiwane Hospital. Photo: Lesedi Sikwe

Gauteng health department fails to provide bulk of care promised to cerebral palsy patient

In a precedent-setting negligence case brought by a woman on behalf of her cerebral palsy child, a judge in Gauteng allowed the department to offer services in its own facilities…

Assembly backs embattled Manto

The National Assembly on Thursday adopted a motion of full confidence in Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, thereby rejecting the original motion by the Democratic…

The Luthuli Times, Volume 1, Issue 1

Published by non-aligned parallel structures within the aligned structure of the Party. No names, please. We don’t want to have to deny anything after Polokwane. We salute those…

Frere Hospital whistle-blower fired

The medical superintendent of Cecilia Makiwane Hospital, who spoke out about the recent spate of baby deaths there, has been fired, the Eastern Cape health department said on…

Frere whistle-blower ‘guilty’ of talking to media

A disciplinary committee has found Frere Hospital whistleblower Dr Nokuzola Ntshona guilty of speaking to the media, Dispatch Online reported on Tuesday. She was found guilty on…

The spook and the spin doctor

I meet the spook at coffee shops on the post-industrial fringes of town, past the tile warehouse, table at the back. The spin doctor prefers a fashionable bar where art-school…