Troubled NGO Faces Legal Battle

The South African National Tuberculosis Association (SANTA) employees country-wide have not been paid for four months.

The SANTA board, under the leadership of national chairperson, Sipho Tanana, has charged the steering committee with maladministration, corruption, fraud and assaulting staff members.

Also caught in the crossfire are SANTA's TB patients, who are not receiving medical care. CEO Sateesh Isseri says most staff no longer report to work and the TB clinics have ceased operating.

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