KZN Health outraged after EMS crew held hostage, forced to buy alcohol for armed gang

TimesLive | 27.07.2026 18:41
The KwaZulu-Natal department of health has raised the alarm over what it describes as a growing trend of attacks on emergency medical services (EMS) personnel after a crew were held hostage for four hours, robbed at gunpoint and forced to buy alcohol for their captors while responding to an emergency call.