Heart surgery exposé at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital

Issued by DA Media –
30 Mar 2026 in Press Statements

The Democratic Alliance (DA) will expose a major scandal concerning heart surgery at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital tomorrow during a press briefing.

Why are so few heart operations being performed, and why is the surgery death rate so high?

The media is invited to a press conference outside the hospital to be addressed by Dr Jack Bloom MPL, the DA’s Gauteng Shadow Health MEC.

The details of the press conference are as follows:

Date: Tuesday 31 March 2026

Time: 9.00 am

Venue: Emergency Entrance Gate 6 in Jubilee Road, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital

Address: 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg.