Weekend Argus Saturday

Mom sues WC Health for R38m damages

cerebral palsy

A CAPE Town mother is asking the Western Cape Health Department and MEC for more than R38 million in damages, claiming staff at Tygerberg Hospital were allegedly negligent during her daughter’s birth which resulted in her being diagnosed with cerebral palsy and has impacted their lives extensively.

Nolitha Kamana of Khayelitsha is fighting for damages for both herself and her daughter Sihle, who was born on September 11, 2008 at Tygerberg Hospital by Caesarean section.

At the request of their legal representatives, images of the family

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