Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
The Health Ombud, Professor Taole Mokoena, releases the findings of two investigations conducted at Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre (WDGMC) and Pietersburg Provincial Tertiary Hospital. These investigations focused on the medical care provided to Mr Edward Mabubula at WDGMC in Gauteng Province before he died and the death of Mr Pitsi Eliphuz Ramphele at Pietersburg Provincial Tertiary Hospital (PPTH) in Limpopo Province. Mr Mabubula’s case was lodged by Mrs Irene Tebogo Mabubula on 20 May 2021, after he died subsequent to a cerebral air embolism and stroke following a chemoport flushing on 27 March 2021. The investigation into Mr Ramphele’s death was initiated after a complaint from Dr Mamphela Ramphele in March 2025 alleging medical negligence.