Lesotho s ambitious R1.1 billion Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital project involving South Africa s biggest hospital group Netcare, may soon come to an early end as the relationship between a consortium led by the group and the government becomes untenable, with the state moving to exit the contract.
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25 February 2021, 10:03 PM | Rapelang Radebe | @SABCNews
Image: SABC NewsHealth workers at the Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital are expected back at work after a two week strike.
The Lesotho labour court has granted the Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital an interim interdict, effectively ending a two-week-long health workers industrial action.
More than 300 health workers had been picketing in protest to the employer’s failure to implement a salary structure review, outstanding COVID-19 payments, and incentives.
The employees say the employer wants to use the court as a quick-fix to a complex and protracted dispute. “The alleged strike action is alleged to have commenced on the first and being aware of that on the first, they come to court on the 22nd,” argued the defence’s advocate Nthati Pheko.
Kao accident victims named
Nthatuoa Koeshe
STORM Mountain Diamonds (SMD) has released the names of the eight Kao Mine workers who were killed in an accident in Butha-Buthe last Monday.
The eight are four women namely: Limakatso Lelosa, Mamponakae Motake, Mamphalali Khau, Mamolibeli Laki and four men, Thomas Mathibeli, Teboho Tsoinyane, Seka Khotso and Ntsihlele Mochochonono.
Seven passengers died on the spot while another one was announced dead on arrival at Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH), in Maseru.
According to Kao Mine chief executive officer Mohale Ralikariki, all the injured passengers were taken to a clinic nearby Letšeng Mine. One was airlifted to QMMH later that day due to the severity of the injuries while another two were transferred to the same institution the following day.