Interview: Acting Free State Health head on his plans for the department

Posted in: COVID-19, Free State, Latest, Provinces

On 20 May Free State Premier Sisi Ntombela announced that Godfrey Mahlatsi will replace then head of the province’s health department Dr David Motau in an acting capacity. Refilwe Mochoari asked Mahlatsi about his plans for a department that has seen its fair share of controversy over the years.

Interview: Acting Free State Health head on his plans for the department

Opinion: The President must rise above petty politics and appoint a Health Minister fit to fight our current crisis

Posted in: Spotlight

While the Digital Vibes scandal has no doubt presented President Cyril Ramaphosa with a massive headache, it has also presented him with an opportunity. In appointing a new Minister of Health, he can set South Africa’s COVID-19 response on a sounder footing. We should soon know whether this is an opportunity he is ready to take, writes Spotlight editor Marcus Low.