In 2022, Ben Gaunt, who led a team who transformed Zithulele Hospital in the Eastern Cape from a struggling public health facility into a poster child of excellence, resigned. The drama that followed the appointment of a controversial chief executive was well publicised.
This comes after recent protests by local residents demanding that the hospital’s new chief executive step down
There have been several protests over the past few weeks, calling for the resignation of the new chief executive at Zithulele Hospital.