The
South
African
women
insulted
her
and
said
she
was
putting
too
much
pressure
on
South
Africa’s
healthcare
system.
In
a
video
that
has
gone
viral
online,
the
Zimbabwean
woman,
whose
name
is
not
known,
is
seen
being
shouted
at
and
told
not
to
come
back
to
the
hospital.
The
South
African
women
claimed
that
Zimbabwe’s
President,
Emmerson
Mnangagwa,
doesn’t
pay
South
Africa
for
the
healthcare
used
by
Zimbabwean
people.
They said:
We
are
talking
to
you,
switch
off
the
phone!
You
always
come
to
South
Africa
to
make
babies,
why?Wena,
you
come
for
blood
tests
for
free,
in
our
country?
You
know
we
pay
tax?
Is
Mnangagwa
paying
the
South
African
government
for
your
healthcare?
Mnangagwa
is
not
paying
us
anythingCan
you
go
and
fix
your
problems
with
Mnangagwa?
Go
to
Zimbabwe;
we
do
not
want
you
here
anymore.Today,
when
you
get
home
start
making
arrangements
on
where
you
are
going
to
deliver
that
baby,
because
here
in
Pretoria
West
you
are
not
coming,
we
do
not
want
you
anymore!
Go
home!
The
women
told
the
Zimbabwean
woman
to
“go
to
Ramaphosa’s
house
or
Julius
Malema’s
house
—
they’ll
help
you
give
birth.”
You
are
using
our
facilities,
so
we
are
talking
to
the
right
person,
it
is
you
who
came
with
a
bag
to
give
birth
here
in
South
Africa,
and
you
are
nothing,
you
are
not
a
South
African.
This
is
not
the
first
time
a
Zimbabwean
patient
has
faced
hostility
in
South
Africa
while
seeking
medical
care.
In
August
2022,
Phophi
Ramathuba,
who
was
then
the
Health
MEC
for
Limpopo,
came
under
fire
after
a
video
showed
her
scolding
a
Zimbabwean
patient
at
Bela
Bela
Hospital.
In
the
footage,
she
criticised
the
patient
for
coming
to
South
Africa
for
treatment,
saying
that
healthcare
should
be
the
responsibility
of
Zimbabwe’s
government
under
President
Mnangagwa.
She
argued
that
foreign
nationals
were
placing
too
much
pressure
on
South
Africa’s
healthcare
system
and
budget.