Aaron Motsoaledi incurs wrath of deputy public protector for ‘scapegoating’ migrants
Kevin Malunga says the health minister’s statement at a Nehawu summit was desperate and reckless
Deputy public protector Kevin Malunga has lashed out at health minister Aaron Motsoaledi for a statement he made saying foreign nationals were burdening the South African healthcare system. Malunga was responding to Motsoaledi's comment‚ made at the National Education‚ Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) Nurses’ Summit in Johannesburg on Wednesday. The SABC reported that Motsoaledi said more hospitals and clinics were needed to accommodate all the local and foreign patients. Motsoaledi said South Africa needed to review its immigration policies to control the number of undocumented and illegal immigrants in the country. “The weight that foreign nationals are bringing to the country has got nothing to do with xenophobia … it’s a reality. Our hospitals are full‚ we can’t control them. “When a woman is pregnant and about to deliver a baby‚ you can’t turn her away from the hospital and say‚ 'You are a foreign national.' You can’t. “And when they deliver a premature baby‚ you have g...
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