A Zimbabwean woman who holds a Zimbabwe Exemption Permit dies at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg after being delayed while she is treated as an emergency patient, multiple outlets report. The accounts say she is kept waiting and remains in significant discomfort before receiving care, after the hospital demands upfront payment as a condition to proceed with treatment. The reports describe her as arriving for urgent medical help and being unable to access services immediately due to the payment requirement. Her death occurs early the following morning, according to the articles. The incident is presented as an example of difficulties faced by migrants and people with permit-based status when accessing public healthcare in South Africa, particularly in emergency situations. The reports do not present evidence of misconduct beyond the reported insistence on upfront payment, but they frame the case as raising questions about the availability of timely medical care for foreign nationals and permit holders.