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Maphaha's rise to SANDF surgeon-general has been a true adventure

Recognition for warrior doctor

As a young doctor, Maj-GenNtshavheni Maphaha had worked at a public hospital for a couple of years when he decided he wanted to open his own general practice.

Shortly after he opened the surgery next to the military base in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, he was recruited by the SA Military Health Services (SAMHS) in 1995...

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