Several doctors practise in South Africa under the surname Mthembu, in different cities and different disciplines, so the surname on its own does not identify one practice. Only one of them publishes an official practice website: Dr WT Mthembu, an ophthalmologist working from two rooms in Soweto. His published details are below, followed by how to identify a different Dr Mthembu if that is who you need.
Official contact channels
- Dr WT Mthembu, ophthalmologist, mobile and WhatsApp: 083 798 7566
- Practice office line: 010 065 1746
- Email: info@drmthembu.co.za
- Appointments are booked through an online form linked from the practice website
The mobile number doubles as the practice WhatsApp line, which the practice offers directly from its own site, so a message is a legitimate route rather than a workaround. The 010 number is the rooms landline.
What this organisation provides
- Ophthalmology, meaning specialist eye care rather than general practice
- Cataract surgery is among the services the practice sets out
- Dr Wilfred Tommy Mthembu practised in general practice from 1992 to 1996 and qualified as an ophthalmologist in 2001
- He is a director of the Advanced Health Group
Because this is a specialist practice, most medical schemes expect a referral from a general practitioner or optometrist before they will pay for the consultation. Confirm the referral position with your scheme before booking, not afterwards.
Address and operating information
- Maponya Mall rooms: Office 1005, 1st Floor, Maponya Mall, 2127 Chris Hani Road, Ext 5, Klipspruit, Soweto, 1809
- Maponya Mall hours: Monday and Thursday 10:00 to 13:30, Tuesday and Friday 14:00 to 17:00
- Dobsonville Mall rooms: Shop 303, Dobsonville Mall, 75 Elias Motsoaledi Road, Mmesi Park, Soweto, 1863
- Dobsonville Mall hours: Monday and Thursday 14:00 to 17:00, Tuesday and Friday 10:00 to 14:00
- No Wednesday, weekend or public holiday hours are published for either address
Read those two sets of hours together, because they mirror each other. On a Monday or Thursday he is at Maponya Mall in the morning and Dobsonville Mall in the afternoon, and on a Tuesday or Friday it is the other way round. Arriving at the right mall at the wrong time of day means he is at the other one.
Wednesday is not listed at either address, so plan around a four day week.
Support and escalation routes
- Looking for a different Dr Mthembu: use the practice number printed on your referral letter or medical aid statement, which identifies the exact practice rather than the surname
- The Health Professions Council of South Africa maintains the register of practitioners, and is the place to confirm that a doctor is registered and in which discipline
- Complaints about a practitioner professional conduct also go to the Health Professions Council of South Africa
- Disputes about what your medical scheme paid: raise with the scheme first, then the Council for Medical Schemes
The practice number is the detail worth hunting for. Surnames are shared by many practitioners, but a practice number is unique, and giving it to a medical aid or a district office removes the guesswork entirely.
Sources
- Dr WT Mthembu practice website home page, drmthembu.co.za, read 3 September 2026
- Dr WT Mthembu practice contacts page, drmthembu.co.za, read 3 September 2026
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