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TimesLIVE reports that Deputy public protector Kholeka Gcaleka is in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) visiting a number of health-care facilities and public schools as part of investigations into Covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) tender irregularities.
Since early August, public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and Gcaleka have been on a tour to observe first-hand the challenges that staff, the public and pupils alike grapple with regarding the provision of services. To date, they have visited hospitals in Eastern Cape, Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga. Through the inspection, Gcaleka will seek to examine infrastructure that has been developed specifically for the fight against the pandemic, look closely at the capacity of the facilities, establish if the facilities are coping with demand for services and establish whether front-line workers have sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE). KZN is one of the provinces hardest hit by Covid-19. The public protector's office has noted that since the outbreak Covid-19 the government’s efforts to contain the spread of the virus have been marred by allegations of tender irregularities in respect of the procurement of PPE.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Orrin Singh at TimesLIVE
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