BL Premium reports that the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) has suspended the chair of its medical and dental professions board, Solly Rataemane, for alleged misconduct.

This was confirmed by a department of health spokesperson who said that Health Minister Joe Phaahla had been informed of Rataemane’s temporary suspension pending an investigation into allegations of misconduct. The HPCSA is a statutory body charged with overseeing the training, registration and conduct of healthcare practitioners. It suspended Rataemane on 22 September and has yet to provide a public explanation for its action. Rataemane, who chairs the Health Minister’s advisory committee on mental health and was previously head of psychiatry at Sefako Magkatho Health Sciences University, said on Tuesday the HPCSA had not told him why he had been suspended. “I don’t know what I’m supposed to have done wrong,” he said, declining to comment further. The HPCSA’s head of corporate affairs, Christopher Tsatsawane, confirmed Rataemane’s temporary suspension and said the matter was under investigation.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Tamar Kahn at BusinessLive (subscriber access only)

Get other news reports at the SA Labour News home page