Placentas are believed by some to carry medicinal or sentimental value. Image: PexelsA Mpumalanga hospital worker has been suspended after being arrested for allegedly trying to sell human placentas. She was found carrying a plastic bag with an unknown number of human placentas. Mnisi admitted to working as a cleaner in the Lydenburg Hospital’s maternity ward, and the bag was seized for forensic analysis. In 2021, actress Khabonina Qubeka took legal action against a hospital for discarding her placenta against her wishes.