By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - Hundreds of qualified South African doctors remain unemployed despite ongoing staff shortages at public hospitals. The South African Medical Association Trade Union is calling on government to urgently employ these doctors, describing the situation as both a healthcare crisis and an injustice to local graduates. The call comes as ActionSA questions Gauteng Health's reported spending of more than 600-million-rand a year on foreign health care professionals. SAMATU argues that hiring unemployed local doctors would ease pressure on the country's overstretched public health system. The union says government must prioritise South African-trained medical professionals for available posts. SAMATU General Secretary Dr Cedric Sihlangu explains...

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