Medical students are willing to pay up to R100 000 for internships at preferred hospitals across the country.
According to reports The horse-trading between medical students has been taking place on Facebook and messaging apps such as Telegram.
The Western Cape, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal are among the most coveted spots for final-year medical students to fulfil a two-year internship followed by a year of community service before they can become fully-fledged doctors.
Some students offered financial incentives of thousands of rands to swap hospital posts with other students while some attempted to auction placements to pay off student loans.
Numerous interns have confirmed this was an ongoing practice among medical school students and interns at hospitals.