Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia (KAAX) says refusing to deliver ARVs to Stilfontein zama zamas marks a failure to prioritise human life.
Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia says refusing to deliver ARVs to Stilfontein zama zamas marks a failure to prioritise human life. says Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi’s decision to refuse to deliver Anti-Retro Virals to the illegal miners, also known as zama zamas in Stilfontein, North West, is a clear violation of constitutional healthcare rights.are underground in an abandoned mine in Stilfontein.
Further, Motsoaledi said that police minister Senzo Mchunu told him that if there is a doctor who is willing to go underground and examine the zama zamas, they will not be stopped by police. The organisation said Motsoaledi’s inaction disregards the Doctor’s Oath’s principle of “do no harm, preserve life.” Instead, law enforcement has actively blocked essential supplies, compounding the humanitarian crisis underground.Further, KAAX said government negligence is at the heart of the “crisis” in Stilfontein.
“The xenophobic framing of this crisis is equally alarming. False narratives accusing migrants of monopolising informal mining distract from the broader issues of poverty and government neglect. This rhetoric fosters division and absolves those in power from addressing systemic failures,” KAAX said. Former Bafana Bafana star Teko Modise is making headlines after he reportedly called it quits with Koketso after three years of marriage.
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