DA demands answers from NHLS on its commitment to reduce toxicology report backlog [SOUND]

# The DA in Gauteng says it demands openness from the National Health Laboratory Service on its apparent commitment to halve its toxicology case backlog by the end of the 2025/2026 financial year. The party says this will improve turnaround times for toxicology reports in all NHLS Forensic Chemistry Laboratories. The DA’s Madeleine Hicklin says this is in response to the DA’s questioning of the reported ten-year waiting time for post-mortem results: