In late September Barbara Hogan was appointed as South Africa's new health minister by interim President Kgalema Motlanthe, ousting her controversial predecessor Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.
Mwishoni mwa mwezi Septemba, Barbara Hogan, aliteuliwa na Rais wa mpito Kgalema Motlanthe kuwa waziri mpya wa afya wa Afrika ya Kusini, akichukua nafasi ya mtangulizi wake mwenye utata mwingi, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.