Cape Argus reports that private emergency medical personnel have not been spared from attacks by members of the public, with one company having been targeted 10 times in two years.
ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring indicated: "The people that attack the paramedics, they do not care if they are private or government services, they see people working in dangerous areas at various hours, and therefore see us as a soft target.” On Tuesday, the Western Cape provincial parliament’s standing committee on community development held a second Stakeholder Forum in Site C, Khayelitsha, where the safety of emergency medical services (EMS) was discussed. Khayelitsha is among the top 10 ‘red zone’ areas marked in four local Metro divisions. Mzwanya Nidbongo of the Khayelitsha Health Forum said safety was of grave concern. The community formed a committee to look into the issue.
- Read this report by Zodidi Dano in full at Cape Argus
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