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All the Premier’s HODs: High-stakes head of health post trapped in a merry-go-round

Posted in: Focus, Healthcare system, InFocus, Latest, Northern Cape, Provinces, Spotlight

The Northern Cape health department has had several heads of department in the last five years. Spotlight unpacks the implications of this leadership instability and asks what it means for good governance in the public health sector.

All the Premier’s HODs: High-stakes head of health post trapped in a merry-go-round

Northern Cape government yet to decide on fate of senior health officials facing fraud charges

Posted in: COVID-19, Healthcare system, Latest, Northern Cape, Provinces

The Northern Cape provincial government is still deciding whether or not to act against two of the province’s top health officials who this week appeared in court on charges of fraud and corruption. Opposition parties and trade unions are calling for the officials to be suspended.