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Still, the South African Medical Association says government doctors in the country aren’t paid enough (Photo by Pradeep Gaur/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
COMMUNITY SERVICE

Medical association considers legal action over government’s failure to place junior doctors

More than 2 400 interns and over 2 200 community service doctors are still awaiting placements, which are necessary to complete the statutory requirements so they can practice

  • Eunice Masson
2 min read
Junior doctors lives stand still as they wait to be paid after the human resource staff failed to capture their details to the payroll system on time.
GAUTENG HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Gauteng health department misses deadline to pay junior doctors

With no money for petrol, many doctors have applied for authorised special leave. But some hospitals have warned there will be consequences.

  • Nelisiwe Msomi
3 min read
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JUNIOR DOCTORS

Motsoaledi to provinces: ‘Fund junior doctor internships, or I might sue you.’

The health minister warns finding the money for junior doctor placements is not voluntary, it’s what the law prescribes.

  • Laura Lopez Gonzalez
6 min read
Applications for 2017 community service and internship positions for medical graduates have just closed but were delayed as provinces scrambled to find money to open posts
BHEKISISA TEAM

We’re launching new medical schools but will we have jobs for their graduates?

The future of South Africa’s doctors rests on provincial purses.

  • Bhekisisa Team
4 min read
EASTERN CAPE

Doctors in limbo as E Cape orders health lockdown

The Eastern Cape has ordered its debt-hobbled health department to stop hiring new doctors, in a move that may affect as many as 400 junior doctors.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read