Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, says he's ordered a probe into serious allegations levelled against the Health Professions Council of South Africa.
He says a team of medical, law, information technology and administration experts are investigating the claims.
Motsoaledi says the allegations relate to issues of governance, efficiency, effectiveness and even the competency of the management of the Health Professions Council.
He says Council staff who have resigned will also be probed.
The Health Minister says there are 30 submissions by staff that were delivered to the office of the president of the Health Professions Council.
"I have received a lot of complaints about governance, efficiency, effectiveness and sometimes even the competency of the management of the HPCSA," Motsoaledi told reporters in Pretoria.
"The council itself did attempt to put up a committee to resolve the matter, but the weight of the issues is such that I believe that an outside independent process will be more appropriate."
