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Kotane said she had to raise the funds to pay off her university fees so she could register with the HPCSA. Mere days after registering, she received a call about an offer – a locum contract at a private clinic.
“I don’t know how I got that call, but I just got a call that said there is a locum contract. If I was interested, could I start immediately,” she said.
Three days into the locum contract, she received another phone call, with even better news – an opportunity to work at the NICD.
Kotane said that although being at the front line of the pandemic has meant that she was unable to see her family, she was happy to be able to learn from the NICD and being part of a historical moment for humankind.
“I’m excited to be learning so much, to be a part of something this big. I mean, it has shut the whole world. I love it, I’m enjoying it. I think I’m the only one who is always happy to come here,” she said.
