Phophi Ramathuba

Limpopo health MEC Phophi Ramathuba's remarks to a Zimbabwean patient who had just been operated on at a hospital in Bela-Bela has divided opinion over the ...

“That MEC is humiliating a Zimbabwean. “Aowa, you can’t appreciate that,” Ramathuba responds as other staff members standing around the hospital ward burst out in laughter. You know he doesn’t give me money to operate you guys?” Ramathuba says.

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The DA in Limpopo has written to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) over the conduct of Limpopo Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba towards a ...

"Her irresponsible utterances might even stoke xenophobic attacks from locals who believe foreign nationals are responsible for the poor healthcare services in Limpopo. Now I must operate you with my limited budget...' The DA will file a complaint with the Limpopo Legislature Ethics Committee and the Health Professions Council of South Africa over the conduct of Ramathuba in the video." It is not." It is for their own people [citizens]. The DA in Limpopo has written to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) over the conduct of Limpopo Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba towards a Zimbabwean patient.

Dr Phophi Ramathuba was filmed telling a woman from Zimbabwe that her country, not SA, must take responsibility for her health issues.

The EFF has joined the chorus of outrage over Limpopo health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba's claim that migrants are to blame for her department's stretched ...

She is unfit to hold that office and she must be released.” “The Afrophobic attack on a bedridden patient is cruel and malicious, and has no justifications. Her comments drew sharp debate and criticism, with the EFF accusing Ramathuba of being “arrogant” and “morally bankrupt”.

In the video, Limpopo Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba told a patient, an undocumented foreign national, that the influx of Zimbabweans is burdening the ...

MEC Phophi Ramathuba's dehumanising rant to a Zimbabwean patient is a distraction from the root issue: that the ANC never acted on the implementation of ...

The cause of the problem is the government failing to create a coherent strategy and plans for solving difficult problems.” The Economic Freedom Fighters called for Ramathuba’s removal and added: “The Afrophobic attack by Ramathuba on a bedridden patient is cruel and malicious … Mabhena said: “The ANC is in an alliance with Zanu-PF and it needs to ask itself if this alliance benefits South Africa. but about illegal immigrants and the strain they put on the healthcare system.” Janet Munakamwe, the chairperson of the African Diaspora Workers’ Network (ADWN) and a member of Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia, said: “We condemn what the MEC did and these are the issues we have been raising for years about political rhetoric to gain political mileage. He added: “The commission wants to draw the attention of everyone to Section 21 of the Bill of Rights that stipulates that only citizens have the right to enter, remain and reside in the Republic. Munakamwe said South African politicians had failed to confront their Zimbabwean counterparts on the issues of political, economic and social instability which have forced Zimbabweans to leave their country. Some of them are recorded laughing at Ramathuba’s quips at the woman’s expense or agreeing with her as she goes on about population statistics and a recent trip to Canada. He’s not anti-anybody; it’s because he was working in health and he knows the pain.” When you guys are sick, I’m hearing that you just say, let’s cross the Limpopo River, there’s an MEC there who’s running a charity department.” In the video clip, Ramathuba is seen in black scrubs at a patient’s bedside. Ramathuba said to the woman: “You are supposed to be with [Zimbabwean President Emmerson] Mnangagwa; you know he doesn’t give me money to operate.

The DA and EFF have called for the removal of Limpopo health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba after her “inhumane” comments to a patient.

The EFF accused Ramathuba of being a populist who is joining the “pretentious and opportunistic campaign by the ANC to shift the responsibility of SA on so-called foreign nationals”. “It is a slippery slope, because health rights are human rights and to attempt to rationalise the denial of the provision of healthcare on the basis of someone’s nationality will lead to gross human [rights] violations whose logic is pure hatred.” “The hateful comments, which were in full view of individuals who laughed at the merciless shaming of a patient, reveal a shocking hatred for a fellow human being by someone tasked with protecting and saving human life.

The National Health Department is probing a provincial MEC over comments to made to a foreign national undergoing treatment at a Limpopo healthcare ...

So yes, I will have to deal with anything that has to do with health issues in my province, for the sake of these people of Limpopo,” Ramathuba said. “When people of Limpopo are waiting to be operated and they are not getting joy, they come to no one other than myself. The department last night confirmed that Acting Minister of Health Angie Motshekga has called for all the necessary information to be gathered for a report to be presented to the Health Minister who is currently out of the country.

Limpopo Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba has been criticised for remarks she made to a patient at a hospital in Bela Bela in Limpopo.

We must charge you," Ramathuba said in the video. Those immigrants who are legal in the country, we also classify them just like South Africans, we subsidise them. No, you can't appreciate that," Ramathuba said in the video.

Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin'ono joined hundreds who feel Ramathuba was justified to speak on the impact of foreign nationals taking up bed space and ...

The hateful comments, which were in full view of individuals who laughed at the merciless shaming of a patient, reveal a shocking hatred for a fellow human being by someone tasked with protecting and saving human life,” said EFF spokesperson Sinawo Thambo. He was working in the health (ministry) and he knows the pain,” Ramathuba said. Some Twitter users said the EFF had lost an opportunity to address issues facing citizens on the ground because they, unlike millions of South Africans, enjoyed the privilege of having medical aids. “I went to Canada this year and before they could approve my visa they wanted me to show proof that if I fall sick in Canada I will be able to cater for myself. Instead of using the budget for what it is meant for, I am (doing the surgeries that) Mnangagwa is supposed to do. They tell me that out of that number, 91% is dependent on the state.

The Limpopo health MEC got tongues wagging when she told a patient migrants are to blame for her department's stretched budget.

“The Afrophobic attack on a bedridden patient is cruel and malicious, and has no justifications. “You are supposed to be with Mnangagwa. You are killing my health system.

An investigation has been launched in South Africa following comments made on camera by a health official to a Zimbabwean patient being treated in hospital ...

But as well as the tensions with foreigners, this controversy also comes at a time when South Africa is tightening its immigration policy. this is unfair," Dr Ramathuba says, to laughter and murmurs of agreeance from onlookers in the ward. He said efforts were now underway to find the patient and settle her hospital bill through crowd funding. "Even if they cross the border illegally to get health services, it's not their fault. you're killing my health system," she says in the video, referring to Zimbabwe's most-spoken language. Get off the bed?" "With due respect, you don't tell this to a patient waiting for medical treatment," wrote Twitter user Palesa Morudu Rosenberg. The patient, who cannot be seen in the video, is reportedly an undocumented Zimbabwean. She also says her comments should not be misconstrued as xenophobic, because the patient told her that she'd been in a car crash in Zimbabwe's capital Harare, and was advised to cross the border to South Africa to seek medical attention. Now I must operate you with my limited budget...'— ZimLive (@zimlive) Then how do you find yourself in Bela-Bela when you are supposed to be with Mnangagwa… Leaning over the patient's bed, the minister says that Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa does not contribute to South Africa's health budget, and that her country's health system is not a "charity".

The South African Medical Association (SAMA) said the ward is not the place to address political issues.

I assist the patient in front of me.Dr Edward Ngwenya, SAMA spokesperson Our duty is act and serve the patient that is there.Dr Edward Ngwenya, SAMA spokesperson Ngwenya urges Limpopo health MEC Phophi Ramathuba to uphold the ethics of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). Lester Kiewit spoke to SAMA spokesperson Dr Edward Ngwenya about the MEC's recent comments. Ngwenya added that the ward is not the place to address those issues. SAMA urges Limpopo health MEC Phophi Ramathuba to put HPCSA ethics code first He explained that the MEC's influential position actually enables her to affect the national and provincial budget, therefore she should channel her efforts through relevant platforms. This follows a widely-circulated video of Ramathuba telling a Zimbabwean patient to seek medical attention from Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa's government instead.

No action will be taken against Limpopo Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba for her comments that foreigners were placing a "huge strain" on the provincial health ...

We have appreciated the burden that has been encroached by illegal foreigners on the health systems in Limpopo.” “Apart from that, there is a dire shortage of personnel in the department. According to the health department, foreign nationals qualify for free primary healthcare. Let's rather say the system needs to be overhauled. “You need a happy staff, and this is not what healthcare workers are getting now. - The National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union says the Limpopo health system needs to be overhauled.

Pretoria – The Young Nurses Indaba Trade Union (YNITU) has condemned the behaviour of Limpopo MEC for Health, Dr Phophi Ramathuba who “attacked a patient” ...

She should raise these issues at a policy level because the ANC government has the power to change policy decisions on the treatment of foreign nationals in public hospitals.” It’s not,” the MEC said addressing the bed-ridden patient, with a crew of health officials laughing loudly. She is not exemplary and this is not the first time she has done something like this. We think the MEC was grandstanding and the public display that she did to that patient was completely unwarranted,” said YNITU general secretary Lerato Mthunzi. “We think this is a flagrant abuse of power. “This was not the place or the time or the right audience to address these issues.

Dr Phophi Ramathuba is seen chastising the woman who had been in a car accident in neighbouring Zimbabwe, but went to South Africa for treatment. "You are ...

But as well as the tensions with foreigners, this controversy also comes at a time when South Africa is tightening its immigration policy. this is unfair," Dr Ramathuba says, to laughter and murmurs of agreeance from onlookers in the ward. He said efforts were now under way to find the patient and settle her hospital bill through crowd funding. "Even if they cross the border illegally to get health services, it's not their fault. you're killing my health system," she says in the video, referring to Zimbabwe's most-spoken language. Get off the bed?" "With due respect, you don't tell this to a patient waiting for medical treatment," wrote Twitter user Palesa Morudu Rosenberg. The patient, who cannot be seen in the video, is reportedly an undocumented Zimbabwean. She also says her comments should not be misconstrued as xenophobic, because the patient told her that she'd been in a car crash in Zimbabwe's capital Harare, and was advised to cross the border to South Africa to seek medical attention. Now I must operate you with my limited budget...'— ZimLive (@zimlive) Then how do you find yourself in Bela-Bela when you are supposed to be with Mnangagwa… Leaning over the patient's bed, the minister says that Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa does not contribute to South Africa's health budget, and that her country's health system is not a "charity".