Health system needs urgent attention, not racial debate
Politics tamfitronics Politics tamfitronics South African state hospitals are in crisis, and patients deserve better. We must focus on fixing the system, not racial politics.There are always those who seek to make political, or racial, capital out of human tragedies, so it is no surprise that there were plenty of people commenting this week that it had to take the suffering of a white man, Tom London, to bring to public attention the awful situation in our state hospitals. This happens daily to black people, the argument ran – and that is true. It is also true that because London, a veteran radio broadcaster, was media-savvy and had an outspoken group of friends and followers that the media – and not just those perceived as being “white-owned”, remember – paid attention. Watch the video below:This...