‘Milpark is overrated’: Malema slams hospital after Shona Ferguson’s death

Julius Malema, the Commander in Chief of South African political party Economic Freedom Fighters has been trending on Twitter after calling Netcare Milpark Hospital overrated. His views on the private hospital come after Shona Ferguson, South African actor and producer passed away in the institution on Friday 30 July from Covid-19 related complications.

Malema trends following Milpark tweet

Julius Malema of the EFF is one of the thousands of people who have shared messages of condolence to the Ferguson family following the death of Shona Ferguson, a South African actor, director, and film producer. Heading online, Malema dedicated a post to the family while remembering Ferguson for his numerous achievements.

“The EFF sends its heartfelt condolences to Shona’s wife, Connie Ferguson, and their family. We wish her all the strength she needs to go through this difficult period. May his soul rest in perfect peace. Salute!” reads a tweet from the EFF Twitter page.

Malema also went on to speak about Netcare Milpark, the hospital where Ferguson took his last breath on Friday this week. Malema subliminally blamed the institution for Ferguson’s passing:

“It looks like this Milpark is overrated,” he wrote in his tweet while also adding a ‘broken heart’ emoji.

It looks like this milkpark is overrated.

— Julius Sello Malema (@Julius_S_Malema) July 30, 2021

Netizens weigh on his tweet

After spotting the tweet, many locals headed to the comment section where they shared their views on what Malema had to say. A number of them agreed with Malema while calling out the problems with various private facilities. Others however criticised him for attempting to ‘blame’ the hospital for Ferguson’s death.

Read a few of their comments about if below:

@LLunga18 said:

“Highly overrated hospital indeed. People are losing lives there #RIPShonaFerguson.”

@gillog said:

“Imagine medical staff who work tirelessly and feel the burn of every failure in a period of endless loss and now have to read this too. What a disgusting thing to say.”

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