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GroundUp reports that more than 200 people marched from Loftus Stadium to the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Monday to protest against corruption in the health system, which is believed to be a root cause of failing public health facilities.
According to the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), 90% of public health facilities in SA are in a poor state. The protestors called on President Cyril Ramaphosa “to act quickly to bring all perpetrators of corruption and financial mismanagement and maladministration to book”. TAC general secretary Anele Yawa handed a memorandum to Deputy Minister of Health Sibongiseni Dhlomo and to Mandla Feni from the Presidency. “Underpinning the collapse of the health system is pervasive corruption and a dire lack of accountability of public officials. Corruption and theft of public funds is rife in the Department of Health at all levels. We call on the Minister of Health to suspend all officials implicated in the Digital Vibes corruption scandal with immediate effect and to open criminal cases against them. We demand to know what systems will be put in place to recoup this money stolen from the health department,” said Yawa. Dhlomo indicated that the department would start internal disciplinary processes and suspensions and would keep the public updated. It would also not oppose prosecutions brought against its officials. TAC chairperson Sibongile Tshabalala said that its community-led monitoring program in all provinces apart from the Northern Cape found that “facilities are in shambles” Tshabalala also said a lack of choice in contraception methods was an ongoing problem, and women seeking abortions were still stigmatised.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Mosima Rafapa at GroundUp
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