Manto not ill - says spin doctor

The health department was yesterday quick to dismiss allegations that Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang was seriously ill.

The health department was yesterday quick to dismiss allegations that Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang was seriously ill.

Tshabalala-Msimang made "a pre-scheduled visit to her doctor" at the Johannesburg Hospital yesterday.

"The minister consults with her doctor at regular intervals.

"The reports that she is seriously ill and has been admitted to the hospital are not true," said the department's spokesman Sibani Mngadi. - Sibongile Mashaba