The supervisor who was placed on precautionary suspension after the death of Dr Aluluto Mazwi at Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal has not yet returned to work, confirmed MEC Nomagugu Simelane last week, adding that they were still awaiting the final report after an investigation by the Ombudsman.
IOL reports that the 25-year-old intern doctor, who had previously been diagnosed with diabetes, had died while on duty in May allegedly after being instructed to report to work despite telling his supervisor he was ill.
Mazwi had been working at the uMlazi hospital since July last year.
The MEC said the department has seen numerous comments on social media regarding the alleged return of the supervisor to duties.
“It is not true that the supervisor is back at work,” she said, adding that investigations had been initiated at various levels to establish the facts surrounding the tragedy.
The hospital was doing an internal investigation, the KZN Department of Health had launched a provincial investigation, and then Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi had initiated a separate investigation and appointed the Health Ombudsman to probe the matter.
The MEC said because the Ombud’s investigation supersedes the rest, all other investigations had to be halted and the department was now awaiting the findings and recommendations of the Ombudsman’s final report.
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