Former ANC MP allegedly locked out clinic’s staff and patients in Eastern Cape
A former ANC MP has been accused of locking out nurses and patients at a kidney clinic. Bevan Goqwana‚ who chaired parliamentary committees on health and science and technology‚ is embroiled in an Mthatha High Court battle with dialysis provider Alugraph, about what it says is a "takeover" of the clinic in the Eastern Cape town. Goqwana‚ a specialist physician by profession‚ allegedly locked out nurses‚ patients and clinic director Zanele Siko. He is no stranger to controversy. He was acquitted of fraud charges in 2001 for allegedly running an ambulance service not registered with the Health Professions Council of SA, and fired as Eastern Cape health MEC after a damning auditor-general probe found that R18bn had not been properly accounted for. He was hauled before court in June after Siko filed an affidavit saying she founded the clinic with three others‚ and invited Goqwana to join as a director last July.
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