LETTER: Why Cuban doctors when SA’s are so good?
Perhaps the Cubans are not here for Covid-19 but for fundraising and, if so, the ANC is helping them
28 April 2020 - 16:45
What is the government’s motive for inviting the Cuban medical mission to SA, when SA’s response to the pandemic is receiving glowing praise from the World Health Organisation? Is this another political gimmick that has nothing to do with the pandemic; an attempt by the ANC to help Cuba financially?
President Cyril Ramaphosa and his government were doing so well in the court of public opinion until this own-goal, which reflects the weaknesses of our health system. They are now following the well-worn path of other African states by outsourcing their problems to others...
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