"I was alerted by a parliamentary staff, who [was] seated behind me in the plane, that the crew were asking for medical assistance for a passenger who was not well. I quickly moved to the seat where the passenger was. The incident happened an hour before our landing in Cape Town," he said.
Last month, Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi attended to a sick man on a flight from East London to Johannesburg. Dhlomo said he attended to the patient, who had diabetes, even though he could not access her medication, which was in her luggage. "It was about an hour before we could land in Cape Town. I checked her vitals, and the crew brought the oxygen to support the passenger," he said. Dhlomo said the pilot said they could divert the plane for an early landing.
"However, I told them that was unnecessary as I managed to stabilise the passenger. I stayed with the passenger right through the landing. She became conscious and could converse and breathe properly," he said."Thanks to the crew's support and the paramedics who were waiting for her. I hope she will recover soon," he said. In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust.