Steve Biko Academic Hospital fire ‘a close call as it could have been worse’

A fire at Steve Biko Academic Hospital “highlights the need for regular fire inspections at Gauteng hospitals”‚ the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Sunday. The party’s Jack Bloom said that while he was “relieved that no one was hurt”‚ the incident “was a close call as it could have been worse”.He said Gauteng health MEC Qedani Mahlangu told the Gauteng Legislature in October last year that an inspection at Steve Biko in July last year “found that exits were blocked and while non-compliance let...