Friday, August 10, 2007

Former deputy Health Minister responds to controversial sacking


The recently sacked Deputy Health Minister, Nozizwe Madlala- Routledge, held a press conference on Friday at Primedia Studios in Cape Town. This comes after she was dismissed from her position by President Thabo Mbeki on Wednesday.

She addressed the issues of her attending an AIDS conference in Madrid and her unannounced visit to Frere Hospital, where she describes the state of the hospital as “shocking”.

“The other reason for my dismissal is a much publicised report of a request by an anonymous whistle-blower, into the unauthorised trip I undertook to Madrid to address a conference hosted by the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI),” says Madlala-Routledgeread more

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