After the ANC received less than 41% of the votes in the national elections, negotiations are now underway that will determine how and by who South Africa is governed.Spotlight considers the candidates for the post of South Africa's minister of health.
The president can also at his or her discretion appoint two ministers who are not Members of Parliament. First in line is South Africa's current Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla. He is not on the ANC's national candidates list, but he is high up on the party's regional list for Limpopo and thus set to become a member of the National Assembly.
One interesting trend is that the ANC has largely chosen medical doctors as health ministers and deputy ministers – Phaahla, Dhlomo, Motsoaledi, and Mkhize are all medical doctors. Current Eastern Cape MEC for Health Nomakhosazana Meth is high on the ANC's national list, though the poor performance of the Eastern Cape Department of Health in recent years should mean her chances of getting the top health job are slim.
Jack Bloom, the party's leading health MPL in Gauteng over the last two decades would be a long shot for the post of health minister, as would, an award-winning rural doctor who has joined the party. Bloom is on the DA's list for the provincial legislature and not on the lists for the National Assembly.From rural doctor to MP? 'I hope to continue to serve,' says Dr Karl le Roux
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