Moswaane must now put up or hush

The Speaker, Dithapelo Keorapetse, delivered a judgment on the allegations made by Moswaane regarding an influx of substandard medicines into the country. After reviewing a dossier of evidence, including savingrammes, letters from BOMRA, and even a death certificate, the Speaker concluded that the Minister was guilty of grave exaggerations.

The ruling did not dismiss Moswaane entirely though. It acknowledged that some medicines had been recalled, which is a legitimate concern. However, proving that two isolated incidents amount to an influx is a stretch too far. Furthermore, the claim that doctors are working under extreme frustration was supported by no evidence whatsoever. Most troubling was the attempt to link these medicine recalls to child fatalities, only for the evidence to produce a death certificate for a 60-year-old woman. That is not a minor error, but a fundamental misrepresentation.