ANALYSIS: The Medical Research Council’s craven Glenda Gray ‘apology’
That the council’s chair seems more worried about causing ‘embarrassment’ to the health minister’s team than about concerns raised by the organisation’s CEO regarding SA’s Covid-19 response speaks to a disturbing set of priorities
26 May 2020 - 06:00
Yesterday, as soon as SA Medical Research Council (MRC) chair Johnny Mahlangu found out he was speaking to a journalist on the phone, he instantly hung up without so much as a “no comment”.
Even by the MRC’s recent backbone-optional standards, it seemed particularly cowardly...
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