I will not be silenced on Gauteng corruption and misgovernance
Dear Johannesburg This morning I was maliciously removed while speaking on the debate of the Premier’s State of the Province Address …
Better organisation needed for vaccine rollout in Gauteng
Dear Johannesburg It is highly disappointing that the vaccination of health workers degenerated into chaos this past Sunday as hundreds …
R19 Billion irregular expendiure by Gauteng Health Deparment
Dear Johannesburg The Gauteng Health Department incurred R3 045 756 000 in irregular expenditure from April to September last year, …
Gauteng should procure extra Covid-19 vaccines
Dear Johannesburg The Democratic Alliance welcomes the Gauteng Health Department’s plan to start Covid-19 vaccines next week, but more …
Why are there inadequate beds for Covid-19 in Tshwane?
Dear Johannesburg Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has suggested that Covid-19 patients at the overcrowded Steve Biko Hospital in Tshwane …
Work stoppages delay new beds for covid-19 at Bronkhorstspruit
Dear Johannesburg Greedy sub-contractors and a local ANC councillor in Bronkhorstspruit have been hobbling efforts to complete 150 new …
No money for 983 community service nurses to get posts in Gauteng hospitals
Dear Johannesburg 983 nurses at Gauteng public hospitals who completed their community service at the end of last year have not been …
R500 million wasted on incomplete Covid-19 Hospital on West Rand
Dear Johannesburg About R500 million of funds meant for urgent Covid-19 beds has been wasted on the AngloGold Ashanti hospital on the …
Are new hospital beds in Gauteng ready for January Covid-19 wave?
Dear Johannesburg Gauteng Premier David Makhura promised that 2000 new beds would be built at existing hospitals to treat COVID-19 …
Helen Joseph Hospital should find alternative Halaal food supplier
Dear Johannesburg Muslims are understandably dismayed by a circular issued this week by the Helen Joseph Hospital that Halaal food …
110 Gauteng Health Officials conduct business with government departments
dear Johannesburg Despite efforts to enforce conflict of interest regulations there are still 110 staff of the Gauteng Health Department …
Why won’t Gauteng Premier disclose Bank of Lisbon fire report?
Dear Johannebsurg I am deeply suspicious that there is something to hide as Gauteng Premier David Makhura has refused to give details of …
New Gauteng Health MEC must get it right this time
Dear Johannesburg The newly-appointed Gauteng Health MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi needs to hit the ground running to confront the ongoing …
Gauteng Health underspends R905 million
Dear Johannesburg The Gauteng Health Department has underspent by R905 million in the last financial year which ended on 31 March 2020. …
225 000 HIV/AIDS patients lost to ARV treatment in Gauteng
Dear Johannesburg About 225 000 HIV/AIDS patients in Gauteng have discontinued their ARV treatment. This is revealed in the Gauteng …
R380 000 a day for empty beds at Nasrec field hospital
Dear Johannesburg Only 34 patients have been admitted to the 1000-bed NASREC field hospital so far this month, but R380 a day is being …
Gauteng can’t fight Covid-19 with fake figures
Dear Johannesburg Gauteng’s officially recorded COVID-19 figures are becoming more and more ludicrous, providing little guidance in …
Gauteng medical liability declines from R22 billion to R15.6 billion but new claims still pour in
Dear Johannesburg The Gauteng Health Department has brought down its medico-legal liability from R22 billion to R15.6 billion, but R589 …
Damning report on security gaps in Gauteng hospital sexual assault cases
Dear Johannesburg A damning report by the Gauteng Health Department has identified security gaps at the three hospitals where mental …
81 Esidimeni claimants still not paid out
Dear Johannesburg Only R6.5 million (5%) of the R120 million budget for compensation to Life Esidimeni victims and their families has …
Latest Gauteng Covid-19 figures make no sense
Dear Johannesburg According to the latest figures released by the National Health Department there are now 1384 active COVID-19 cases in …
Is Gauteng underestimating Covid-19 infections?
Dear Johannesburg The recorded active COVID-19 infections in Gauteng have come down dramatically from 15 402 a week ago to 1984 cases …
Broken theatres delay cardiac ops at Steve Biko Hospital
Dear Johannesburg Cardiac patients at the Steve Biko Hospital are waiting for weeks for surgery due to only 4 out of 11 theatres being …
Top Gauteng Health officials not security vetted
Dear Johannesburg Acting Gauteng Health Jacob Mamabolo has disclosed in an oral reply to my questions at yesterday’s sitting of the …
Gauteng Speaker refuses debate on urgent health MEC appointment
Dear Johannesburg I am disappointed that Gauteng Legislature Acting Speaker Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane has turned down my request for an …
Bloated staff at Gauteng Health head office need to be cut
Dear Johannesburg Staff at the Gauteng Health Department’s head office has increased from 900 five years ago to 1080 – a 20% …
Air-con failures cut ops at Joburg Hospital
Dear Johannesburg Broken air-conditioning at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital has led to more than 100 operations being …
Adverse PSC report on Far East Rand Hospital CEO
Dear Johannesburg Concerns have been raised about “vanity” furniture worth R379 000 bought by the CEO of the Far East Rand Hospital, Dr …
Suspension of Bheki Mlangeni Hospital CEO
Dear Johannesburg The Democratic Alliance welcomes the precautionary suspension of Ruth Mabyana, the CEO of the Bheki Mlangeni Hospital …
Why has Hlongwa not been charged with others in Gauteng Health corruption?
Dear Johannesburg The DA welcomes the appearance in court today of four former officials of the Gauteng Health Department who were …