TONGA – A woman who was a patient at Tonga Hospital, went missing last week, a few days later, her body was discovered near a sewerage area. The discovery of 51-year- old Judith Tinana Ntimane’s corpse was made on Wednesday, May 21 during a two-day de- bushing initiative led by…
TONGA – Emotions ran high as Lydia Makhoba’s family sat outside Tonga Hospital a few hours after she died. Makhoba, who passed away on Thursday at around 04:00 is the patient whose video of her lying on the floor in a ward undressed went viral this week. She was allegedly…
TONGA – “We rely on healthcare workers to take care of loved ones, but what happens when they are the very same people who mistreat our mothers in hospitals?” The above was uttered by Lola Funzama, whose mother, Lydia Makhoba was allegedly assaulted and manhandled by a nurse at Tonga…
The Department of Public Works, Roads, and Transport (DPWRT) has finally broken its silence on the Tonga road controversy, following a collapse protest by the community. The protest, which saw residents blocking roads and chanting slogans, was sparked by the deplorable condition of the road leading to the Tonga Hospital,…
About 30 Christmas babies were successfully delivered in various hospitals in the province. The first Christmas baby was born in Tonga Hospital. The female baby was born at 00:0am. Health MEC, Sasekani Manzini, applauds all health workers, especially the Midwives for their commitment. READ | NHI gets green light “Middelburg Hospital…
The MEC for Health in Mpumalanga, Ms Sasekani Manzini, visited Tonga Hospital in the Nkomazi Local Municipality on 28 July, 2020 to provide support and check progress on the newly-built structure of the hospital in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.The MEC was accompanied by the Speaker of Nkomazi Local Municipality,…