Dr Matthew Lani: TikTok star arrested in South Africa

Matthew Lani garnered thousands of followers by sharing medical advice and selling medication online.

On Sunday night, Mr Lani tried to bypass security by disguising himself with a surgical mask and stethoscope.The Gauteng province Department of Health released a statement saying Mr Lani frequently used the Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg where he was caught to "curate misleading content under the pretence that he was a qualified doctor".

He had almost 300,000 followers on TikTok before his account was closed. He then opened another one, which has more than 50,000 followers.Mr Lani says he received a medical degree from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. The institution says this is not the case.He allegedly tried to mislead authorities by saying his real name was Dr Sanele Zingelwa - a second-year medical intern at the Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital.

According to the Ministry of Health, there have been about 124 such arrests over the last three years.

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