Doctors reinstated after seat hits the fan in Chairgate

The Western Cape health department has reinstated two doctors – one who was fired and the other suspended – over the “theft” of two broken chairs.

The open-aired courtyard at Cape Town's Tygerberg Hospital from where the chairs at the centre of the dismissal storm were taken.
The open-aired courtyard at Cape Town's Tygerberg Hospital from where the chairs at the centre of the dismissal storm were taken. ( Supplied)

The Western Cape health department has reinstated two doctors – one who was fired and the other suspended – over the “theft” of two broken chairs.

But anaesthetists in training Mathew de Swardt and Kim Morgan have now received final written warnings instead.