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Two radiation machines bought for Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital sit idle because the hospital lacks sufficient qualified staff to operate them.

Two radiation machines bought for Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital sit idle because the hospital lacks sufficient qualified staff to operate them.

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