News24 reports that the Gauteng Department of Health has paid the outstanding salaries of more than 50 medical interns who for the past two months did not receive their salaries.
The department confirmed on Monday that 53 out of 56 interns received their salaries for January and February. "The other three interns' appointment process is still under way, subject to the conclusion of the administrative issues," department spokesperson Kwara Kekana advised. She went on to explain: "The department has 429 medical interns positions that are funded annually. However, [the] national Department of Health has historically allocated interns in excess of the baseline allocated budget that [the] department has." An additional 203 interns were allocated for 2022. The department has had to first confirm additional full funding for any excess interns allocated to the province beyond the available baseline of funded posts, which has unfortunately resulted in delays in payments to some of the interns.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Iavan Pijoos at News24
- Read too, Junior doctors finally being paid what they are owed, Gauteng health says, at BusinessLive
Get other news reports at the SA Labour News home page