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Health Ombud concludes probe into Shonisani Lethole’s death at Tembisa Hospital Businessman Shonisani Lethole was admitted to the hospital in July with breathing difficulties and died before receiving his results, which showed he had tested positive for COVID-19. Shonisani Lethole. Picture: Twitter
JOHANNESBURG - The investigation into the death of businessman Shonisani Lethole at Tembisa Hospital has been completed.
Lethole was admitted to the hospital in July with breathing difficulties and died before receiving his results, which showed he had tested positive for COVID-19.
Mkhize then lodged a complaint with Health Ombudsman Professor Malegapuru Makgoba asking him to urgently investigate the circumstances surrounding his death.
Ombuds office wraps up probe into claims that Tembisa Hospital left patient to starve for 48 hours
By Botho Molosankwe
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Johannesburg – A report into the death of the man who complained of being starved for two days at Tembisa Hospital five days before his death has been completed.
Shonisani Lethole who was admitted at the hospital with Covid-19 in July took to Twitter to complain to Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize that it was unbearable at the facility, that staff didn’t seem to care and that he did not eat for 48 hours.
Lethole died five days after sending the tweet and close friends and business associates took to social media to express their frustrations at the Department of Health.