Vava family: Department must tell us what killed Zipumeze Buziwe Nocuze
Comments Lenox Vava said the Western Cape Department told them about the death of his brother after two weeks. Photo By Buziwe Nocuze.
THE Vava family from Delft in Cape Town wants answers from the Western Cape Department of Health about the death of their sibling.
Lenox Vava (62) said his brother Zipumeze (48) was admitted to Brooklyn Chest Hospital on 23 November.
“He suffered from a stroke. We rushed him to Eerste River but he was transferred to Brooklyn Chest Hospital.
“He could not speak so we were depending on the hospital for updates,” said Lenox.
Hospital accused of waiting two weeks to inform family of patientâs death
By Velani Ludidi
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Cape Town - A Delft family is demanding answers and compensation from the Western Cape Department of Health after a relative died on New Yearâs Day, but they were only informed of his death two weeks later.
Zipumeze Vava, 48, was transferred to Brooklyn Chest Hospital on 23 November from Eerste River Hospital after he suffered a stroke.
âHe could not talk, so we depended on the hospital for updates about his condition,â says brother Lenox Vava, 62.
âWe called the hospital almost every day as we were not allowed to visit due to Covid-19.