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Durban – A King Edward VIII Hospital employee has died on the operating table after being shot, allegedly by a co-worker. <\/p>\n
Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo briefed the media, without giving details of what happened, and read out a statement. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe send our deepest condolences to the family,\u201d Dhlomo said. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe matter will follow our own internal processes and will also be a matter for the police.\u201d <\/p>\n
Dhlomo, reading from a statement, said that the Health Department was not sure about the circumstances of the death of the unnamed hospital employee. <\/p>\n
He said that the name of the accused would also not be released. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Seated in the hospital\u2019s boardroom, Dhlomo, with spokesman Sam Mkhwanazi, told the media that no questions would be taken, but that information would be made available later. <\/p>\n
Despite his instructions, questions were asked, including whether the hospital\u2019s security staff had searched those who entered the premises for weapons and whether the shooting was the result of a dispute between a disgruntled employee and a member of the human resources staff. <\/p>\n
Both questions went unanswered. <\/p>\n
Access to the hospital was restricted before Dhlomo\u2019s arrival, with the media and some visitors being kept out while the police examined the crime scene. <\/p>\n
A police spokesman, Thulani Zwane, said that a case had been opened, and that the shooting had taken place at 9am, when a \u201c50-year-old was shot in his office\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe motive is unknown at this stage,\u201d said Zwane. He said no arrests had been made. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In May at the Westville Hospital, a man, Bongani Shange, took two canteen staff members hostage. <\/p>\n
Shange was eventually shot dead by the police. <\/p>\n
After the four-hour stand-off, the South African Medical Association called for tighter security measures at hospitals. <\/p>\n
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