LOCAL The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) says it is concerned about the escalating number of fake doctors around the country. This is as evidence before the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court has revealed that a 38-year-old bogus doctor accused of raping a 17-year-old girl, is not registered with the health council and is also in the country illegally. The bogus doctor, who is now claiming to be a medical assistant, […]
Another community doctor within the Muslim community has succumbed to the dreaded coronavirus. On Monday, well known Salt River doctor Ebrahim Kahn, 70, passed away of COVID-19, following weeks of hospitalisation. Dr Kahn had been placed on a ventilator but his health deteriorated about a week after he was admitted to ICU. His death comes on the heels of another prominent Cape doctor, Fuad Jakoet, who also died of Covid-19 […]
Li Wenliang, a medical doctor and one of the first eight people to warn the public about the novel coronavirus, has died late last night due to the infection, sparking a level of collective anger and grief unseen on Chinese social media. Hailed as a national hero, Li was apprehended by Wuhan police for spreading "rumours" earlier last month. He had warned his classmates in a private WeChat message about […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
