Doctor who died in helicopter crash had tried to save minister Mthembu’s life
The flight to pick up an ill patient had to be put on hold while Dr Kgopotso Rudolph Mononyane joined the team that assisted minister in the presidency
22 January 2021 - 09:36
On Thursday morning, anaesthetist Dr Kgopotso Rudolph Mononyane, was meant to leave Johannesburg’s Milpark Hospital as part of a medical crew that was flying to Durban to transport a critically ill patient.
But that flight was put on hold, with the doctor called in to try to save the life of minister in the presidency Jackson Mthembu. Despite his best efforts, Mthembu succumbed to Covid-19 related complications...
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