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Chairperson of HPSCA’s Medical and Dental Professions Board, Professor Solomon Rataemane, placed on suspension

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hpcsaCity Press reports that the chairperson of the Medical and Dental Professions Board (MDPB) of the Health Professions Council of SA (HPSCA), Professor Solomon Rataemane, has been temporarily suspended and is being investigated following serious allegations levelled against him.

Apparently, Rataemane has been blocked from accessing the council system since Wednesday. Christopher Tsatsawane, corporate head of the council, said the allegations could not be revealed because the matter was under investigation. The suspension was executed on 22 September by the President of the HPCSA, Mbulaheni Nemutandani. On the same day, the Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, wrote to Nemutandani asking him to provide reasons for the suspension since the Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, was out of the country. Meanwhile, Dr Cedric Sihlangu of the SA Medical Association Trade Union (Samatu), of which Rataemane is a part, indicated that the union was aware of the suspension and said: “What we do not know is the nature of the allegations, safe to say the allegations are said to be serious in nature, until such time when the union is furnished with full facts; it becomes very difficult to provide a position because we do not want to put the cart before the horse.” SA Medical Association (SAMA) spokesperson, Nomonde Sussman, said: “SAMA is of the opinion that Prof Solomon Rataemane’s suspension sits in the ambit of the MDPB. It is the board’s prerogative to take further steps on this matter. SAMA hopes that the necessary processes will be followed.”

  • Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Noxolo Majavu at City Press (subscriber access only)


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