Health Ministry To Pay P400,000 For Negligence
Monday, July 13, 2020
Justice Michael Leburu of the Lobatse High Court presided over the matter before referring it to the Assistant Registrar and Master Dumisani Basupi for assessment of damages.
The plaintiffs initially instituted action against the ministry who was represented by the Attorney General (AG) claiming payment in the amount of P5,000,000 for the gross medical negligence at the hands of staff at Thebephatshwa Clinic and Scottish Livingstone Hospital.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...