HPCSA CEO placed on precautionary suspension
Health Professions Council of South Africa CEO Dr David Boikhutso Motau has been placed on precautionary suspension.
Acting Health Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says it's with immediate effect.
She says the decision came after the department received notice of Motau's arrest on allegations of fraud and corruption when he was the head of the Free State Department of Health.
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"The decision follows the department’s receipt of a notice of arrest against Dr Motau, in relation to serious allegations of fraud and corruption during his tenure as the Head of the Free State Department of Health."
Motau was appointed HPCSA CEO just two months ago.
"His precautionary suspension is necessitated by the seriousness of the allegations and its ramification to ethical dynamics in the health fraternity."
