Gauteng health department under spotlight for R2,6 billion contracts
Gauteng Health MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi revealed that the department paid R2,6 billion for allegedly irregularly extended security contracts.
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Gauteng Health MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi revealed that the department paid R2,6 billion for allegedly irregularly extended security contracts.
The Gauteng Department of Health annually spends millions on security at its health facilities based on contracts that expired in 2016 and have since been extended from month to month. Yet, theft, vandalism and reports of healthcare workers who work in fear at some health facilities continue. D...
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