In a day of high drama, where it emerged that two Patriotic Alliance councillors had received death threats warning them against supporting a move to oust mayor Gary van Niekerk, the Nelson Mandela Bay council placed city boss Noxolo Nqwazi on precautionary suspension yet again.
It's been a challenging year for young doctors as many grapple with career uncertainty brought on mostly by budget cuts and the long-standing issue of placements for community service.
In 2022 the National Treasury said it would make an extra R1.1bn available for medical internships and community service positions this year. But now there might be even less money available to pay for these positions.