South Africa: WhatsApp Error Leads to Oxygen Trouble for Eastern Cape Department of Health

[Daily Maverick] A misread Whatsapp message has landed the acting superintendent-general of the Eastern Cape Department of Health, Dr Sibongile Zungu, in hot water after she told Parliament last week that the provincial treasury was looking for other sources of medical oxygen because of a letter sent to them by Afrox. The letter was posted on the Department of Health's oxygen WhatsApp group by Afrox but only referred to industrial clients. Zungu said on Monday she had made a mistake and did not intend to mislead parliament
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news