A Nigerian doctor is jobless and homeless in South Africa.

Dr Sidney Essien worked in South Africa for 15 years before he was dismissed without a valid reason, disciplinary hearing or warnings. He is now suing the Gauteng department of health for R600 000.

He claims that, while working in South Africa, he was unfairly discriminated against because of his illness, narcolepsy (a chronic neurological disorder involving the loss of the brain’s ability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally).

He also said, that his salary was decreased while he was still working for the department. In addition, the department had blocked his staff number, a number every government employee receives, effectively stemming his ability to get a job at the KwaZulu-Natal department of health.





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