ANA reports that trade unions at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital marched on Monday over alleged corruption, which they said had crippled healthcare services at the hospital.  

Organised labour at the hospital, under the banners of the Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA (Denosa); the Health and Other Service Personnel Trade Union of SA (Hospersa); the National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu); the National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers (Nupsaw); the National Public Service Workers Union (NPSWU); and the Public Servants Association of SA (PSA); demanded the release of a long-held report into corruption, which is said to be rife at the hospital.  Spokesperson Yandisa Zungula said the march followed numerous tea-break and lunch-hour pickets at the hospital by workers who have had to render compromised services to patients as a result of a “captured procurement system”.  She explained that the unions were demanding that the acting CEO should step down, corrupt officials be removed, the release of the investigation report, the filling of vacant posts and fair employment opportunities for everyone.

• Read this report in full at The Citizen
• Read too, Unions at Baragwanath Hospital 'unsatisfied' with response to demands, at EWN

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