Critical Condition

Capture This! is a podcast series that shines a light on failing councils, collapsing cities and the communities at the helm of the resistance. This third episode, draws on a recently published report by researcher Jonathan van der Walt (https://beyondstatecapture.org.za/reports/) which deals with access to health care in South Africa.Hosted by filmmaker, Tsogo Kupa and activist Thandi O’Hagan, we explore what happened at Tembisa Hospital as a point of entry into a much wider national crisis. The R2 billion Tembisa Hospital scandal has gripped South Africa’s courtrooms, newsdesks, and sparked a social frenzy. It’s a cinematic cover for a deeper crisis fracturing the nation. It reveals a health system that is not just chronically underfunded, but chronically looted—where corruption has turned nurses, care staff, cleaners, and communities into villainous victims, weaponising scarcity and neglect, and fuelling violent xenophobia. The thesis of this podcast is that corruption, social fracture, and violence are not separate failures; they are the same disease.In the podcastThe Tembisa Hospital Scandal and who it affected most. What the Tembisa Hospital Scandal represents. Corruption in the healthcare sector and what this means for society.Where corruption within public procurement began.The effects of corruption within public procurement.Operation Dudula and why xenophobia in the public health care system has to stop.Key Takeaways: Topic 1: [00;02;29;13 - 00;05;40;25] Unpacking the Tembisa Hospital Scandal as well as the effects of corruption in the healthcare sector in general. Topic 2: [00;05;41;08 - 00;06;37;23] Why public procurement is problematic.Topic 3: [00;06;39;01 - 00;07;35;17 ] Sam Sole on the first major public procurement corruption scandal of 1999.Topic 4: [00;08;15;00- 00;09;13;20] Claire Rankin on why public procurement matters and what happens when it goes wrong.Topic 5: [00;10;04;01 - 00;11;59;28] Xenophobia is another barrier to universal health care.Topic 6: [00;11;59;28- 00;21;13;19] Sharon Ekhambaram on the strain corruption puts on our society and why people turn on each other.Links to Sources: Access to Health Care Report Link: https://beyondstatecapture.org.za/reports/Subscribe to our newsletter! zc.vg/0wqgs“Follow us on Social media” here:Facebook:www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559659002294X:https://x.com/capture_beyondYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4izraQCTPruutz1AGIB9NAInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/beyondstatecapture/ TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@statecaptureandbeyond?_t=ZS-8zPsXLZXR3a&_r=1Threads:https://www.threads.net/@beyondstatecapture The Capture This! series is brought to you by the State Capture and Beyond Campaign, spearheaded by the Human Rights Media Trust and Legal Resources Centre in partnership with Bread for the World and co-funded by the European Union. This episode is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. Your reviews and ratings are greatly appreciated.Disclaimer:This recording was co-funded by the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of Human Rights Media Trust and the Legal Resources Centre and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.Thank you for listening to Capture This!