Workers at the Kalafong Hospital in Atteridgeville staged a protest against the hospital's CEO and called for his removal. He has since been put on special leave.A report by an independent investigator probing the disruption of health services at Kalafong Hospital, west of Pretoria, in November 2022 after workers called for the removal of the CEO, has been submitted to all stakeholders.
The Gauteng heath department said on Friday the report had been handed over to the department's management, the hospital board and unions. “The report follows the November 2022 unrest and subsequent disruption of services at the institution resulting in the department appointing an investigator to look into the matter.agreed to meet again within 14 days to map a way forward in implementing the recommendations,” health department spokesperson Motalatale Modiba said.
Services were disrupted when staff members demanded the removal of the hospital's CEO, Sello Matjila.