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SowetanLive reports that the National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (Nupsaw) has condemned the attack on two paramedics in Tshwane over the weekend.
Spokesperson Neo Lebethe said they found the actions by the perpetrators “appalling and highly disappointing” because there were people who relied solely on these workers and their service. According to the Gauteng health department, two paramedics attending to what appeared to be a distress call in Nellmapius near Mamelodi after midnight on Saturday, were hijacked, kidnapped and driven to a secluded shack used for a community farming project. There they were assaulted, tied up and robbed. “These workers are the first respondents in times of emergencies and are supposed to help save the lives of the citizens of the country. What they are subjected to at the hands of unscrupulous criminals is uncalled for,” Lebethe stated. The attack at the weekend has added to the growing list of dangerous places for emergency services to respond to calls in Gauteng. At least nine areas in Tshwane are listed as hotspots by the Gauteng department of health, where response to emergency calls require armed escort by either police or private security. More than 20 other hotspots have been identified in the City of Joburg. Last year, 14 attacks against paramedics were recorded.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Siphiwe Mchunu at SowetanLive
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