Simphiwe Gada News Today

Constant dry taps do not bode well for institutions where water is a lifeline

Hundreds of surgeries cancelled as taps run dry at Gauteng public hospitals.

The lights are back on at South Rand District Hospital in Gauteng, which had been without power and relying on generators since Tuesday.

“The minister must not be given a lot of powers. The power to appoint the board must not rest solely in his hands. We must decentralise the control. Corruption has a potential to collapse the country and this policy.

DENOSA has condemned the incident where a patient at Calcot Dlephu Clinic threw what is believed to be urine at the nursing staff.

Apparently, the patient who was at Calcot Dlephu Clinic in Tsakane, Ekurhuleni, had been waiting to be attended to for about four hours when he threw urine at staff members sitting at the canteen.

DA Gauteng spokesperson on health Jack Bloom says he will be monitoring Tambo Memorial Hospital's repair process to ensure money earmarked for it is correctly distributed.


A number of Gautengs medical facilities have been damaged in various incidents over the last two years.

The nursing union's plea follows damage to several of Gauteng's medical facilities in various incidents over the last two years.

DENOSA Gauteng chair Simphiwe Gada says the Department of Infrastructure Development is just a cash cow for looters.