Hospital executives return under guard amid death threats
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital’s acting CEO and HR manager had fled the hospital after death threats amid allegations of corruption and kickbacks
Patients at a Durban hospital were surprised when two top managers of the institution turned up for work on Monday morning accompanied by a phalanx of bodyguards. Last week, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital’s acting CEO Dr Linda Sobekwa and HR manager Nokulunga Mthombeni fled the hospital fearing for their lives after receiving anonymous death threats. The hospital, in Phoenix township, has long been beset by turmoil. The institution’s labour relations manager, Themba Zulu, is on the mend after being shot earlier this month. Soon after this, Sobekwa and Mthombeni found notes stuck under their office doors which read: "You are next." Sobekwa, Mthombeni and Zulu have been at the forefront of an internal investigation involving members of the hospital security team accused of corruption. The investigation is believed to have focused on a number of issues at the hospital, including a security tender, the loss of medical supplies, and allegations of kickbacks for tenders involving staff ...
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