A doctor who was shot – apparently during a burglary – at Mofumahadi Manapo Mopeli Regional Hospital in QwaQwa, Free State, on Tuesday, is recovering in the facility after surgery.
The shooting of the 26-year-old man took place while he was the hospital’s doctors’ quarters, reports TimesLIVE.
Health MEC Mathabo Leeto said further steps would be taken to tighten security.
TimesLIVE article – Free State doctor shot at hospital living quarters (Restricted access)
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