TimesLIVE Podcasts DispatchLIVE

Patients face agonising 10-year wait for orthopaedic surgery at Frere Hospital

Loading player...
Daron Mann speaks to Jane Cowley, Democratic Alliance's health spokesperson and shadow MEC for Health as they unpack the devastating 10-year wait patients requiring orthopaedic surgery such as joint replacements at East London’s Frere Hospital face. This follows after Health MEC Nomakhosazana Meth revealed that there are 1,600 patients on Frere's waiting list.
6 Apr 2023 English South Africa News · Sports News

Other recent episodes

NHI will not work - Trollip

Only a few weeks remain before South Africans cast ballots, and political parties have stepped up their campaign. In this episode, host Daron Mann speaks to Action SA Eastern Cape provincial chair Athol Trollip about his party's plan for the province.
18 May 2024 15 min

DA ready for the polls - Steenhuisen

Only a few weeks remain before South Africans cast ballots, and political parties have stepped up their campaign. In this episode, host Daron Mann speaks to Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen about his party's state of readiness.
6 May 2024 16 min

Foundation calls for individual rights

Government should not interfere with people's lives. That is a view of Free Market Foundation CEO David Ansara. The foundation recently launched is campaign for Home Rule which speaks of decentralization of governance, emphasizing individual rights, private property, and the role of local communities in decision-making. He chats to Daron…
15 Apr 2024 16 min
All episodes