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Criminality Remains Threat Citizens Right Access Health Care

Western Cape Police OmbudsmanRef: https://www.westerncape.gov.za/article/criminality-remains-threat-citizens-right-access-health-care

Official source

Source domain: westerncape.gov.za

Collected on 28 June 2026

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What this means

This is a news article from the Western Cape Government (Department of Health and Wellness) dated 13 June 2023 about a robbery at Gugulethu Community Health Centre. It reports that two robbers impersonated patients to gain access, threatened security guards with guns, and robbed them; no one was physically injured and the robbers did not reach the trauma unit. The department says it has handed CCTV footage to the South African Police Service (SAPS) and calls for prosecution, while also urging communities to report threats to health services. The article quotes Western Cape Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Nomafrench Mbombo condemning the incident and warning it undermines safe access to healthcare.

Facts

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Western Cape

Reference

https://www.westerncape.gov.za/article/criminality-remains-threat-citizens-right-access-health-care

Key Takeaways

  • Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness condemns robbery at Gugulethu Community Health Centre
  • Date of incident: early hours of Tuesday, 13 June 2023
  • Method: impersonating patients to access the premises
  • Victims: security staff at the health centre
  • Threat: security guards held at gunpoint
  • Outcome: no physical injuries; robbers did not reach the trauma unit
  • Aftermath: counselling offered to facility staff; emotional recovery support
  • Action: CCTV footage handed over to SAPS for arrest and prosecution
  • Minister quote: Dr Nomafrench Mbombo calls for SAPS to prioritise the case
  • Call to public: report threats to local SAPS or facility manager immediately
  • Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness
  • Gugulethu Community Health Centre
  • South African Police Service (SAPS)
  • Western Cape Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Nomafrench Mbombo

Dates

Closing Date

13 June 2023