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The Star reports that following an armed robbery that occurred on 29 November 2025, the Public Servants Association (PSA) expressed great concern about the safety of employees at the Caluza Clinic in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).
Two men pretending to be ill robbed the security personnel at gunpoint as soon as they were given permission to enter the building. The robbers shot one of the security guards for refusing to give up his cell phone before running away. The victim was taken to the hospital. Patients and staff are said to be traumatised and afraid for their lives as a result of this incident. ''The PSA has repeatedly raised concerns about deteriorating safety conditions at public health clinics and hospitals, especially in KwaZulu-Natal, where such incidents have occurred at various facilities during 2025. Health workers have become soft targets in their place of work and face hijackings, robberies, rape, and threats of violence,'' the trade union lamented.
It added that critical care was being jeopardised and essential services were being interrupted. The PSA called on the KZN Department of Health to put in place more stringent security measures to safeguard workers, particularly on weekends, and to offer counseling to those who were impacted. In order to stop similar incidents in the future, the PSA also called on the police to conduct routine surveillance at public health facilities.
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