KZN MEC had to do post-mortems

KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo took matters into his own hands yesterday and performed two autopsies as the forensic pathology services ground to a halt after staff at the Fort Napier Medico-Legal Mortuary in Piertermaritzburg went on a go-slow.

Mortuary workers are protesting “unbearable” working conditions and embarked on a go-slow on Friday. They accuse the department of ignoring their grievances for more than three years, such as broken air-conditioners, broken toilets, old uniforms and lack of cleaning equipment. – ANA