Sat May 25 15:43:49 SAST 2013

Hawker wins lawsuit against hospital

Oct 26, 2012 | Sapa | 12 comments

An Eastern Cape woman has successfully sued the State after a surgeon left a swab the size of a hand towel to rot in her abdomen

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Sat May 25 15:43:49 SAST 2013 ::
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Oct 26, 2012

silolo

We are very corrupt in my dear province the Eastern Cape. I dont know why we are so corrupt. Maybe someone can help me know why are we so corrupt and always want to be far from the truth.
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Oct 27, 2012

DEvandre

it goes wid culture..........generally xhosa people r too proud n dats wer corruption comes in....
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Oct 27, 2012

zuluchick

2.5 million is too little cc
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Oct 27, 2012

TjoVtjo

They've started with these silly trust accounts.. The lady will see very litttel money while trusties pay themselves the lions share. Why does she need a trust account when she is an adult? She can spend her own money in which ever way she needs to.
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Oct 29, 2012

Mellow

Trust fund set up by her legal team shem sista you think your pain is over and looking forward to starting a new life if only you knew that you'll never see a cent from that trust fund haai Mzansi somewhere somehow someone is being screwed goodluck and congratz on winning your case
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Oct 29, 2012

MommaC

They should change the name from Frere Hospital to Frere Mortuary. That place is just deadly.
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Oct 29, 2012

MsKinkyakaKamaSutra

Doctors managed to save her life, but the surgical swab, about the size of a hand towel, used to soak up her blood remained inside her.
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Incompetenc/negligence is an understatement. How can you not see that????????? Its either the surgeon and the team are blind or they were doing a "hands on training/practicals"

I wish in negligent/malpractice cases Drs can be sued in their personal capacity........... maybe all this gross conduct will stop.
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Oct 29, 2012

Papage

"Hawker wins lawsuit against hospital"

Why that headline? why not " A woman wins a claim from that hospital" ? Why expose her? what about the people who attacked her in the first place, were they arrested?
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Oct 29, 2012

jerico

i guess she is now officially South african self-made millionnairre.
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Oct 29, 2012

MommaC

Papage

How often do the people win court cases if they are not politically affiliated or have bucket loads of cash?

Good to see our justice system work for the 'little guy' for once
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Oct 29, 2012

Papage

They saved her life, for just doing that they made a mistake and now they must pay millions, strange it may sound. and she is happy that the hospitall must pay her millions for saving her life.
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Oct 29, 2012

Zee_R

@ Silolo, it has less to do with corruption and more to do with complete incompetence. I cry for my beloved Eastern Cape, health has deteriorated, home affairs is in a mess, education has deteriorated. If only people were chosen for their competence instead of cadre deployment, we would be in a much better position.
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