MP gets death threats after exposing shocking care at Mpumalanga hospital
The head of a parliamentary committee received death threats just hours after exposing "inexcusable" levels of medical care for patients at Matikwana Hospital in Hazyview‚ Mpumalanga. Dr Makhosi Khoza‚ chair of the portfolio committee on public service and administration‚ received threatening calls over two days — one even revealing her exact whereabouts. The committee paid an unannounced visit to the hospital this week and was "alarmed by the inexcusable service being rendered by healthcare officials" at the facility. The committee wrapped up a two-day visit to Mpumalanga to assess the quality of services rendered to people in the province on Wednesday. Its diagnosis of the problems at Matikwana Hospital was scathing. "What disappointed the committee the most was the lethargic manner with which people are treated at the facility. One elderly patient had reported to the hospital on two consecutive days without getting the much-needed treatment. This is completely unacceptable and mu...
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