Already bogged down by loadshedding, operations at various health facilities in Gauteng and some other provinces have also been disrupted due to cable theft, creating another layer of risk for patients and healthcare workers.
Doctors affiliated with various unions staged a protest march against the unemployment of doctors. They marched from Heartfelt Arena in Thaba Tshwane, Pretoria, to hand over a memorandum of demands to Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla at the health department head offices on Thursday.