Interview |At least 1 000 qualified doctors are jobless with no prospect of employment. Not so long ago, doctors affiliated with various unions staged a protest march against the unemployment of doctors.

Employing more doctors should be unquestionable in a country where state hospitals are plagued by structural inefficiencies, gross under-staffing, and numerous complaints of poor service delivery by the communities they serve.

We chat about the plight of doctors especially the unemployed doctors.

Guest :    Dr Cedric Sihlangu, general secretary, The SA Medical Association Trade Union (Samatu)