Curious tale of Tygerberg doctors disciplined for rescuing broken chairs

Lawyer Michael Bagraim shares the strange story of the way three doctors at a South African academic hospital were hauled into a disciplinary hearing over their attempt to rescue broken chairs from a pile of dumped waste. The labour law expert was brought into the picture after their appeal had failed after one of the doctors was fired and two others suspended on the most ridiculous grounds. Another example of how some public servants act with impunity – abusing their power to drive through personal agendas, no matter how flimsy the case to do so. Thanks to a receptive provincial authority, this tale has a happy ending, but raises questions about how many similar ones have been allowed to pass without public notice. Bagraim spoke to Alec Hogg in this week's episode of Rational Radio.

It's a warm welcome to Michael Bagraim who is the fireball for today. I guess you could call him that because he's going to be giving us some very interesting insights into a story that has shaken people in South Africa. It's to do with doctors at an Academic Hospital called Tygerberg. Michael, you represented a couple of the doctors, working at Tygerberg hospital who wanted to improve the look of their doctor's rooms. They went to the outside dump and picked up an old chair, brought it in to fix, then the problems started. Please take us through the story.

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