Mpumalanga'€™s cure rate of 60% for Tuberculosis falls far below the national target of 70% and is a sign that the province'€™s TB Control Programme is failing. Many patients are defaulting on treatment and dying of TB. The province is also home to one of the six districts with the worst track-record of curing TB in South Africa. A critical staff shortage, says the provincial TB unit head, is hindering progress.