ARTICLES RELATING TO SIBONGISENI DHLOMO

Apology wanted over hospital debacle

2013-05-24 22:11

Trade union Hospersa has demanded an apology from KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo for shutting down two radiotherapy machines at Durban's Addington Hospital.

IFP wants heads to roll over cancer saga

2013-05-20 15:54

The IFP has called for KwaZulu-Natal's health MEC and the head of department, to quit over their failure to keep two cancer radiotherapy machines operational at a Durban hospital.

KZN health dept to fund more hospitals

2013-02-06 10:08

The KwaZulu-Natal health department is to absorb more than 12 hospitals which were previously funded by foreign donors, according to a report.

103-year-old McCord Hospital won't close

2013-01-30 22:23

A 103-year-old Durban hospital will not be closed, KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo says.

MEC needed chopper for funeral

2012-11-25 14:28

KwaZulu-Natal health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo apparently commandeered an air ambulance to attend a funeral, it has been reported.

MEC takes chopper needed for teen

2012-11-11 14:32
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KwaZulu-Natal health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo apparently commandeered an air ambulance, delaying an injured teenager's arrival at a Durban hospital.

KZN health rejects TAC concerns

2012-08-29 13:08

The KwaZulu-Natal health department has rejected the Treatment Action Campaign's concerns over a device used to perform male circumcisions.

Pupil gives birth at school

2012-08-03 11:48

A teenager who concealed her pregnancy from teachers was unable to hide her secret any longer when she went into labour and gave birth at her school.

Concern over teenage mothers

2012-01-01 14:42

The KwaZulu-Natal health department has voiced its concern at the number of teenagers among the mothers who have given birth on New Year's Day.

Fears over illicit trade in babies' foreskins

2011-08-08 14:16
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A medical advocacy group is afraid that the decision to allow circumcisions at state hospitals in KZN will fuel an illicit trade in the foreskins of circumcised babies.

MEC willing to testify over woman's death

2011-02-24 17:02

KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo is willing to testify in court on the death of a woman he had tried to help after she was found lying next to a stream.

KZN nurses get R14m home

2011-02-08 15:34

Nurses from Nkandla Hospital will live in a newly-built nurses' home worth R14m, the KwaZulu-Natal department of health has said.

KZN health MEC helps injured woman

2011-01-03 14:26

KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo stopped his convoy to help a badly injured woman found next to a stream in Mpumazi, it has been reported.

Call for leadership in HIV/Aids fight

2010-11-05 13:10

Leadership is needed in the fight against HIV/Aids in all communities, says Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.

KZN to circumcise prisoners

2010-10-29 09:51

The KwaZulu-Natal government will soon start circumcising prisoners to reduce HIV infections among inmates, the province's health MEC says.

Facelift for child hospital

2010-07-14 13:38

After years of neglect, Durban’s Addington Children's Hospital is set to be given a major facelift, says the KZN health department.

HIV tests for 21 000 prisoners

2010-06-23 22:11

About 21 000 KwaZulu-Natal prisoners and 4 000 correctional services staff will receive HIV counselling and testing.

KZN MEC helps at hospital

2010-04-06 19:08

KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo has been helping out at the understaffed St Appolinaris hospital on the KZN South Coast.

KZN hospital admits negligence

2010-03-09 16:07

The KwaZulu-Natal health department has admitted there had been negligence when a baby's body went missing from Prince Mshiyeni hospital's mortuary.

2 062 new nurses for KZN health

2009-09-09 19:39

KwaZulu-Natal's strained public healthcare institutions will receive 2 062 new nurse graduates next week, the provincial department of health has announced.

DA commends KZN health MEC

2009-07-16 20:04

The Democratic Alliance has commended KwaZulu-Natal health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo for sacking the Pietermaritzburg health manager who had failed to properly manage ARV roll-outs.

Doctors' strike cost KZN R10m

2009-07-05 22:13

The doctors' strike cost taxpayers R10m as the Department of Health had to transfer patients to private hospitals, KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo says.

KZN doctors call off strike

2009-07-02 17:10

KwaZulu-Natal doctors have called off a strike that saw close to 300 doctors fired. This comes after marathon talks with Cosatu.

KZN, FS hospitals shut down

2009-06-23 16:57

Some KwaZulu-Natal and Free State hospitals have shut down as doctors took to the streets in protest over their pay, the SA Registrars Association says.

KZN braces for doctors' strike

2009-06-21 22:25

KwaZulu-Natal's public health service could all but grind to a halt if predictions of an 80% strike by doctors and health professionals proves accurate.

 

KZN health to restart cancer machines

2013-05-23 21:35

Two state-of-the-art radiotherapy machines used to treat cancer patients, will be operational again soon at Addington Hospital in Durban, the KwaZulu-Natal health department says.

KZN spent R2.4m on smoking room - DA

2013-04-30 21:38

The KwaZulu-Natal health department spent up to R2.4m upgrading a smoking room, the DA has claimed.

Protector probing KZN health MEC

2013-02-03 18:11

The Public Protector is investigating the KwaZulu-Natal health MEC for commandeering a helicopter, the Sunday Tribune reports.

Announcement on Durban hospital’s future

2013-01-29 13:02

The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government will make an announcement about the future of Durban's 103-year-old McCord Hospital, which faces closure amid reduced state funding.

MEC defends using emergency chopper

2012-11-14 22:18

KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo's department has defended his use of an emergency helicopter saying he had to urgently intervene in a dispute between a doctor and residents.

Health MEC denies linen shortage

2012-09-12 18:00

KwaZulu-Natal health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo has denied reports of a shortage of linen at provincial hospitals, a report says.

KZN politicians not paying traffic fines - report

2012-08-06 11:46

Senior politicians in KwaZulu-Natal are not paying their traffic fines, a report says.

KZN hospital infested by pests

2012-06-01 11:05
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King Edward VIII Hospital in Durban is infested by mosquitoes, rats and cockroaches, the Mercury reports.

Body found in Durban hospital basement

2011-11-07 15:25

The discovery of a woman's body in the basement of Addington Hospital in Durban is being investigated, says the KwaZulu-Natal health department.

Bribe accused official in court again

2011-05-25 21:10

The case against a KwaZulu-Natal health senior official arrested for allegedly trying to solicit a bribe has been postponed by the Durban Commercial Crime Court.

School pregnancies straining clinics

2011-02-23 11:08

The high pregnancy rate in KwaZulu-Natal schools is putting pressure on the province’s public health institutions, the provincial health department says.

Woman rescued by health MEC dies

2011-01-05 14:44

The woman whom KwaZulu-Natal health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo stopped his convoy to help after she was found badly wounded, has died, the health department says.

Over one million tested in KZN

2010-12-01 19:07

Over one million people have been tested for HIV in KwaZulu-Natal, Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo has said on World Aids Day.

MEC to brief king on circumcision

2010-11-03 18:12

KwaZulu-Natal's health MEC will report to Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini on the progress of circumcision in the province, the department has said.

Healing needed after strike - MEC

2010-09-08 16:58

Psychologists and religious leaders are needed to lead a process of healing after the public servants' strike, says KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo.

4 000 men to be circumcised

2010-06-29 22:15

The KwaZulu-Natal health department intends circumcising 4 000 men before the end of school holidays on July 13.

KZN hospital managers moved

2010-05-21 22:12

Four KwaZulu-Natal hospital managers will be redeployed following a public outcry about the state of the facilities they were in charge of.

Strike threat at KZN hospital

2010-03-30 19:06

The Democratic Alliance has called on KwaZulu-Natal health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo to intervene after Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital staff threatened to strike.

Boost for KZN healthcare

2010-01-29 20:04

In a bid to overhaul the healthcare system in KwaZulu-Natal, the province's health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo has ordered the hiring of more healthcare workers.

KZN health officials suspended

2009-09-08 19:06

Three senior managers in the KwaZulu-Natal health department have been suspended on full pay with full benefits, MEC Sibongiseni Dlomo says.

Health official fired over ARVs

2009-07-14 18:02

A high ranking Pietermaritzburg health official has been fired following a chronic shortage of antiretroviral drugs at Edendale Hospital.

Striking doctors resume duties

2009-07-03 10:51

KwaZulu-Natal doctors have returned to work after downing tools for almost two weeks demanding better pay and improved working conditions.

KZN doctors may keep striking

2009-07-01 22:18

KwaZulu-Natal doctors have vowed to continue striking if government does not reinstate more than 200 doctors fired for protesting.

Join our protest, doctors urge

2009-06-22 13:27

Public sector doctors have pleaded for the public to join their "indefinite" protest action, saying it is also about the public health sector.

KZN hospital 'not in crisis'

2009-06-19 18:05

KwaZulu-Natal’s health MEC says there is no crisis at Edendale hospital, even though it is seeing an increasing number of patients seeking ARV treatment.

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