Mashego Unleashes Fury Over Political Gamesmanship: Limpopo Health MEC Condemns Brutal Exploitation of Lebowakgomo Hospital for Vote-Chasing Shenanigans

Health MEC Dieketseng Mashego

MEC for Health in Limpopo, Dieketseng Mashego, has unleashed a blistering rebuke against despicable attempts to turn healthcare facilities into arenas for cutthroat political point-scoring, following a shocking incursion at Lebowakgomo Hospital where a group allegedly affiliated with a local political party stormed into vulnerable wards with reckless abandon.

This unconscionable act saw dedicated healthcare workers cowered by intimidation and harassment, while patients — people at their most defenseless — were brazenly filmed and interviewed without a shred of consent, trampling on their dignity in a space sacred for healing.

Mashego’s outrage is palpable: “Using hospitals as battlegrounds for political opportunism is an abomination. It’s a vile exploitation of suffering for cheap electoral gains that MUST CEASE.” She slammed the perpetrators for weaponizing a healthcare institution, stressing that hospitals are sanctuaries of care, NOT arenas for political grandstanding. “While hospitals serve the public, access to certain areas is strictly controlled to safeguard patients and staff — and this barbaric breach of protocols will not be tolerated,” Mashego declared with unmistakable fervor.

The Limpopo Department of Health, under Mashego’s steely leadership, has taken decisive action: a formal case has been opened addressing grievous charges of harassment, intimidation, and malicious damage to property stemming from the abhorrent incident. “Our hospitals are temples of healing, not playthings for politicians chasing votes,” Mashego thundered. “I call on all political actors and community members — stop exploiting these vital institutions for political scoring. It ends now.”

Mashego underscored that healthcare is about compassion, not a circus for political point-scoring; patients deserve care, not cameras shoved in their faces for cynical propaganda. The MEC’s fiery condemnation drives home a blunt message: in Limpopo, the sick and caregivers will not be pawns in dirty political games. “Intimidation of health workers and violation of patients’ rights for political mileage is utterly repugnant — it must stop,” she asserted.

With elections looming, Mashego’s uncompromising stance sends shockwaves: political actors be warned, Limpopo’s hospitals are off-limits for vote-chasing theatrics. The people deserve healing, not harassment; respect, not ruthless political opportunism. Mashego’s leadership screams one truth: in healthcare, politics has no place. Period.