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 Septemba Barbara Hogan aliteuliwa kuwa waziri mpya wa afya wa Afrika Kusini na Rais Kgalema Motlanthe, akimwondoa mtangulizi wake mwenye utata Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.