As of 1 July 2023, junior doctors should be starting their community service training program. However, hundreds of junior doctors who have completed their internship have not been placed in hospitals within the province. The group of doctors were meant to be notified by 13 June 2023 but have still not heard from Gauteng Department of Health. Affected doctors have shared that the program is compulsory and they are unable to apply for other positions (as medical officers) without completing the additional program. To help us understand the concerns of the doctor, we are joined by...

Guest: Dr. Cedric Sihlangu - Secretary General of SAMATU