New health MEC faces stiff test in Limpopo

Dieketseng Mashego has completed her first month as Limpopo’s Health MEC. Observers are adopting a cautious wait-and-see approach to the relatively unknown politician, emphasising the urgent need to improve health service delivery in South Africa’s second poorest province. Background and experience Mashego, 38, has no prior experience in the provincial legislature or health sector. She succeeded Phophi Ramathuba, who became…

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