Tjo you can mess up...but not with me that far banna neeeh! Report Abuse
Jul 17, 2012
dimpho_4U
We are now doing an internal investigation to find out what led to this embarrassing situation."
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I have an answer for you..your "incompetence" is what led to this embarrassing situation ...Phuti pull up your socks o tlohele bo domkop..busy hiding under "internal investigation"..
The truth is some signatory was on leave with his bloody signature. If i were one of trainees i would go straight to the Hod to seek answers. Some of us are not afraid of the so-called authorities. Report Abuse
Jul 17, 2012
Lehido
2 words - "Cassel Mathale".......
And im even surprised that Julius isnt making noise about this but he has the cajones to talk about JZ....(even though I dont like JZ).... Report Abuse
Jul 17, 2012
MommaC
LOL
Wait until you get back, This kind of incompetence is mild in comparison to what awaits you in our public hospitals Report Abuse
Jul 17, 2012
LBS
Aside from the incompetence display AGAIN by the Limpopo government I have to ask why are our doctors being trained in Cuba??
We used to have the most brilliant training facilities here - what happened to them??
Would you like to study medicine in a totally foreign language and come home to practice?
More to the point, how would you feel as the patient on the receiving end??
I think I'd rather trust the local vet!! Report Abuse
Jul 17, 2012
dimpho_4U
Another 1,000 students will be sent to Cuba in September.
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....failing to deliver with a minority, i wonder if you can handle the majority..Phuti remember embarrassing these students you have indirectly embarrassed our country with it's international relations.. Report Abuse
Jul 17, 2012
minezolo
Limpopo is a disastrous province: it needs to be banned Report Abuse
Jul 17, 2012
ncagumbuduma
The same Limpopo that embarrased Tata, the same Limpopo that want change. Report Abuse
Jul 17, 2012
BaleliM
I am patiently tapping my fingers waiting for the govt to stop chasing their shadows and actually do some real work. Report Abuse
Jul 17, 2012
MpondoZihlanjiwe
Our government it’s a joke, warning to all the students who still wish to go study abroad make sure U don’t rely or depend on our government for support especially the Gov Scholarships. Went to some country in Asia few years back & was very lucky to bump into some SA students studying there but I was so heartbroken after hearing about their condition & things they have to put up with. SA Gov its definitely a mess. This is not the first case & won’t be the last. Report Abuse
Jul 17, 2012
truthhurt
Maybe eating from the Bin is part of the programme. Report Abuse
Jul 17, 2012
lindsay
so the students are from Limpopo no comment there Report Abuse
Someone really needs to tell me why black government officials are so incompetent,not all of them are,but some are just plain selfish and stupid. Report Abuse
Jul 17, 2012
Shredder
We are now doing an internal investigation to find out what led to this embarrassing situation."
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Why am I suddenly starting to hate the words "investigations" and "task team"? Report Abuse
MommaC is quite right - this bungle with the air tickets (have they never heard of the Internet??) is just the beginning. Wait until they get into State hospitals where they are expected to treat thousands of critically ill patients with panando and elastoplast. No decent theatres, no linen, no decent food. One wonders who filled his pockets with this "agreement" with Cuba. What happened to our own training facilities? Would it not make sense just to send these students to universities in South Africa? Corruption, no doubt, played a huge role. I pity these students. They are set up to fail. Limpopo is a disaster. They need Helen Zille to step in there! Report Abuse
Jul 17, 2012
Shredder
@dimpho_4U - @Shredder,comrade.."task team" sounds familiar kikiki...:-)
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Another one that I am starting to hate is "There is no crisis" Report Abuse
Jul 17, 2012
Catswhiskers
When buying tickets to go overseas, don't you have to pay for a return ticket? Us normal folk have to - is there a different rule for Limpopo. Report Abuse
Jul 17, 2012
tswaro
de pinga, we are seated here eating beans they think is nice telling us lies each and everyday, today we are leaving, tomorrow no, he he we need a tender so that students can go home, WTH is that??? we need to go home early, how can we spend 4 years in a foreign country without seeing the loved ones??? from SA student in Cuba. Report Abuse
Jul 17, 2012
S'bo
Hahahahah!
Viva ANC Viva!
Phambili with Stupidity,Corruption and Incompetence Phambili!
What a pathetic government, they never miss a chance to bring shame upon us as country. Nx! Report Abuse
Jul 17, 2012
shaharazad
If they went to the SA embassy in Cuba, how is that defined as begging for scraps? Embassies are representatives of govts abroad, solace, refuge, asylum, etc. and I fail to see how students can beg for scraps from their govt (abroad). SA taxpayers pay for embassies Report Abuse
Jul 17, 2012
shaharazad
LBS- Most world doctors are trained in Cuba. WHO (World Health Organisation) and Medicin Sans Frontier doctors know Cuban medical education is unrivalled, best in the world. SA is a world leader in heart surgery and nothing else Report Abuse
Jul 17, 2012
LBS
@shaharazad
I'm not sure that everyone concurs with your wholehearted support of Cuban training - 80% of potential doctors from Chile were NOT authorized to practice medicine in Chile once their traing was completed "and besides the test will now have to re-validate their degree at the University of Chile."
Candidates from SA are recruited from the poorer rural areas and are sent back there once qualified.
What type of qualification is it? Basic or specialized??
It's not like they are training the best and the brightest from what I have seen. Just people with potential and enthusiasm.
Not saying that they don't have a future or that they are not needed, but if I see a doctor, I want one whose qualifications are beyond questioning. Report Abuse
Jul 17, 2012
Phuphethakatha
Limpopo must be sorted out soon. It must be micro-managed in all depts, as it seems Limpopo is grabbing the title from my province, EC. Trainee docs will turn prostitutes in Cuba due to admin bungling. Nxx.. Report Abuse
Jul 17, 2012
SAMMS
ANC, you are failing South Africa day after day. For the good of the people, acknowledge that you dont have the know how and step down. PLEASE. Report Abuse
Jul 18, 2012
mia88
@LBS u spent 2 much of ur tym o jola jus rid sumthin & by doin dat u'll knw dat Cuba produces gud doctors ol arund de world Report Abuse
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imd
Tjo you can mess up...but not with me that far banna neeeh!Report Abuse
dimpho_4U
We are now doing an internal investigation to find out what led to this embarrassing situation."=================
I have an answer for you..your "incompetence" is what led to this embarrassing situation ...Phuti pull up your socks o tlohele bo domkop..busy hiding under "internal investigation"..
Report Abuse
Mellow
Limpopo government is just amazing just super amazing (and thats me trying to be nice shem)#speechless
Report Abuse
TDK
The truth is some signatory was on leave with his bloody signature. If i were one of trainees i would go straight to the Hod to seek answers. Some of us are not afraid of the so-called authorities.Report Abuse
Lehido
2 words - "Cassel Mathale".......And im even surprised that Julius isnt making noise about this but he has the cajones to talk about JZ....(even though I dont like JZ)....
Report Abuse
MommaC
LOLWait until you get back, This kind of incompetence is mild in comparison to what awaits you in our public hospitals
Report Abuse
LBS
Aside from the incompetence display AGAIN by the Limpopo government I have to ask why are our doctors being trained in Cuba??We used to have the most brilliant training facilities here - what happened to them??
Would you like to study medicine in a totally foreign language and come home to practice?
More to the point, how would you feel as the patient on the receiving end??
I think I'd rather trust the local vet!!
Report Abuse
dimpho_4U
Another 1,000 students will be sent to Cuba in September.--------------------------
....failing to deliver with a minority, i wonder if you can handle the majority..Phuti remember embarrassing these students you have indirectly embarrassed our country with it's international relations..
Report Abuse
minezolo
Limpopo is a disastrous province: it needs to be bannedReport Abuse
ncagumbuduma
The same Limpopo that embarrased Tata, the same Limpopo that want change.Report Abuse
BaleliM
I am patiently tapping my fingers waiting for the govt to stop chasing their shadows and actually do some real work.Report Abuse
MpondoZihlanjiwe
Our government it’s a joke, warning to all the students who still wish to go study abroad make sure U don’t rely or depend on our government for support especially the Gov Scholarships. Went to some country in Asia few years back & was very lucky to bump into some SA students studying there but I was so heartbroken after hearing about their condition & things they have to put up with. SA Gov its definitely a mess. This is not the first case & won’t be the last.Report Abuse
truthhurt
Maybe eating from the Bin is part of the programme.Report Abuse
lindsay
so the students are from Limpopo no comment thereReport Abuse
rahima
My joke for the day.Thank you Sowetan.
Report Abuse
Maratachelete
Someone really needs to tell me why black government officials are so incompetent,not all of them are,but some are just plain selfish and stupid.Report Abuse
Shredder
We are now doing an internal investigation to find out what led to this embarrassing situation."=======================================================================
Why am I suddenly starting to hate the words "investigations" and "task team"?
Report Abuse
dimpho_4U
@Shredder,comrade.."task team" sounds familiar kikiki...:-)Report Abuse
Home1234
MommaC is quite right - this bungle with the air tickets (have they never heard of the Internet??) is just the beginning. Wait until they get into State hospitals where they are expected to treat thousands of critically ill patients with panando and elastoplast. No decent theatres, no linen, no decent food. One wonders who filled his pockets with this "agreement" with Cuba. What happened to our own training facilities? Would it not make sense just to send these students to universities in South Africa? Corruption, no doubt, played a huge role. I pity these students. They are set up to fail. Limpopo is a disaster. They need Helen Zille to step in there!Report Abuse
Shredder
@dimpho_4U - @Shredder,comrade.."task team" sounds familiar kikiki...:-)===============================================================
Another one that I am starting to hate is "There is no crisis"
Report Abuse
Catswhiskers
When buying tickets to go overseas, don't you have to pay for a return ticket? Us normal folk have to - is there a different rule for Limpopo.Report Abuse
tswaro
de pinga, we are seated here eating beans they think is nice telling us lies each and everyday, today we are leaving, tomorrow no, he he we need a tender so that students can go home, WTH is that??? we need to go home early, how can we spend 4 years in a foreign country without seeing the loved ones??? from SA student in Cuba.Report Abuse
S'bo
Hahahahah!Viva ANC Viva!
Phambili with Stupidity,Corruption and Incompetence Phambili!
What a pathetic government, they never miss a chance to bring shame upon us as country. Nx!
Report Abuse
shaharazad
If they went to the SA embassy in Cuba, how is that defined as begging for scraps? Embassies are representatives of govts abroad, solace, refuge, asylum, etc. and I fail to see how students can beg for scraps from their govt (abroad). SA taxpayers pay for embassiesReport Abuse
shaharazad
LBS- Most world doctors are trained in Cuba. WHO (World Health Organisation) and Medicin Sans Frontier doctors know Cuban medical education is unrivalled, best in the world. SA is a world leader in heart surgery and nothing elseReport Abuse
LBS
@shaharazadI'm not sure that everyone concurs with your wholehearted support of Cuban training - 80% of potential doctors from Chile were NOT authorized to practice medicine in Chile once their traing was completed "and besides the test will now have to re-validate their degree at the University of Chile."
Candidates from SA are recruited from the poorer rural areas and are sent back there once qualified.
What type of qualification is it? Basic or specialized??
It's not like they are training the best and the brightest from what I have seen. Just people with potential and enthusiasm.
Not saying that they don't have a future or that they are not needed, but if I see a doctor, I want one whose qualifications are beyond questioning.
Report Abuse
Phuphethakatha
Limpopo must be sorted out soon. It must be micro-managed in all depts, as it seems Limpopo is grabbing the title from my province, EC. Trainee docs will turn prostitutes in Cuba due to admin bungling. Nxx..Report Abuse
SAMMS
ANC, you are failing South Africa day after day. For the good of the people, acknowledge that you dont have the know how and step down. PLEASE.Report Abuse
mia88
@LBS u spent 2 much of ur tym o jola jus rid sumthin & by doin dat u'll knw dat Cuba produces gud doctors ol arund de worldReport Abuse
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