IFP, DA call for better security measures following 'execution-style' shooting at Durban hospital
13 January 2020
The IFP and DA have called for the Kwazulu-Natal Health MEC to improve safety and security measures at public health facilities in the province following a shooting at a Durban hospital on Friday.
"The IFP in KZN is deeply concerned with the poor safety and security measures at KZN public hospitals and calls on the KZN MEC of Health, Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu to come up with a well detailed plan armed with [a] clear timeframe and tangible solutions on how and when she intends to improve safety in provincial hospitals," IFP KZN Provincial Spokesperson on Health NcamisileNkwanyana said in a statement on Sunday.
This comes after two gunmen shot a patient 'execution style' in front of staff and patients at Clairwood Hospital in Mobeni at around 18:30 on Friday, according to the health department on Saturday.
The 47-year-old patient in the male surgical ward had been receiving treatment for previous gunshot wounds, News24 reported.