'Stop Telling Stories without Facts': Gauteng Health MEC Says Foreigners Pay for Healthcare

'We can't be xenophobic': Health MEC says illegal foreigners pay for services

The MEC for Health in Gauteng, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, says that contrary to popular belief, legal and illegal foreigners do pay in local hospitals. This comes after videos and images of individuals and groups against illegal immigration turning away foreigners in clinics and hospitals, especially in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, have been circulating on social media in recent weeks. ARE SOUTH AFRICANS XENOPHOBIC FOR TURNING AWAY ILLEGAL FOREIGNERS…

'Stop telling stories without facts': Gauteng Health MEC says foreigners pay for healthcare

Health MEC says illegal foreigners do pay for healthcare services

Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko clarified that, despite widespread belief, both legal and undocumented foreigners do pay for services at local hospitals. She made the statement after videos and images began circulating on social media showing individuals and groups in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng blocking foreigners from accessing healthcare at clinics and hospitals. Are South Africans xenophobic for blocking illegal foreigners from clini…