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South African Official Roasted For Rant at Zimbabwean Patient

In a viral video, Limpopo province Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba told a migrant patient that illegal Zimbabweans were putting a strain on the provincial healthcare system. When informed the patient she was addressing was Shona-speaking, she said: "You know that [President Emmerson] Mnangagwa doesn't give me money to operate you guys... You're killing my health system."

Ramathuba's comments sparked controversy with multiple calls from organisations demanding her dismissal and for an apology for her statements. Reactions on Twitter saw multiple users coming out in her defence while opposition parties slammed her "cruel" and "irresponsible" stance.

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Limpopo Health MEC Phophi Ramathuba.

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