Patients' lives were put at risk after a copper pipe supplying water to two general theatres in the hospital was stolen on Wednesday.
JOHANNESBURG - A clarion call was on Thursday made by various quarters of society for a security review at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital following two incidents where copper pipes were stolen.
"It's intolerable that security is not prioritised in this hospital. They spend more than R20 million on security and yet they continue to have life-threatening thefts that affect staff and patients."
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