Dr RB Daya

A functioning general practice is genuinely important to the community around it. Dr RB Daya's surgery serves people managing diabetes, hypertension, and asthma — conditions that only stay controlled if someone catches them early and keeps them monitored. It's where parents bring children with fever at 10 p.m. because the clinic is closed. It's where a pensioner gets their script renewed before running out. For many Cape Town residents, particularly those without easy access to state healthcare or those between jobs, a neighbourhood GP is the difference between staying well and ending up in casualty. The role goes beyond individual consultations — it's part of what makes a community actually work, a place where people know they can get medical attention when they need it, without the wait or the cost of emergency departments.