{"id":44721,"date":"2023-02-18T17:04:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T17:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/health-professions-council-of-sa-calls-limpopo-mec-to-order-over-xenophobic-rant-report"},"modified":"2023-02-18T17:25:50","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T17:25:50","slug":"health-professions-council-of-sa-calls-limpopo-mec-to-order-over-xenophobic-rant-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/health-professions-council-of-sa-calls-limpopo-mec-to-order-over-xenophobic-rant-report","title":{"rendered":"Health Professions Council of SA calls Limpopo MEC to order over xenophobic rant &#8211; report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) has called Limpopo Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba to order, according to a report, after a controversial video surfaced last year of her telling a woman that migrants from Zimbabwe put &#8220;huge strain&#8221; on the provincial healthcare system.<\/p>\n<p>The video was taken in August 2022 during Ramathuba&#8217;s visit to Bela Bela Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>She told the woman that Zimbabweans put &#8220;huge strain&#8221; on the provincial health department when using healthcare services.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You are killing my health system&#8221;, she said, which led to a massive public outcry.<\/p>\n<p>In a report dated 9 February, the HPCSA stated that a caution and reprimand would be imposed on the MEC for the unprofessional behaviour, Daily Maverick reported.<\/p>\n<p>The council&#8217;s decision came after the EFF&#8217;s Mbuyiseni Ndlozi laid a complaint with it. Ndlozi accused Ramathuba of violating the dignity and human rights of the woman, according to Sowetan Live.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. The Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) has called Limpopo Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba to order, according to a report, after a controversial video surfaced last year of her telling a woman that migrants from Zimbabwe put &#8220;huge strain&#8221; on the provincial healthcare system. 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