News24 reports that on Monday, the North West High Court postponed the fraud case against the North West Department of Health's former head of department (HOD), Dr Andrew Lekalakala, to 3 October 2022, owing to his ill health.

His attorney provided the court with a medical certificate. Lekalakala faces two charges of fraud relating to the alleged fraudulent awarding of a contract for mobile clinics to Mediosa Health in February 2017. The mobile clinics were meant to serve rural communities in North West. The awarding of the contract allegedly did not comply with Treasury regulations and the project was not budgeted for. Mediosa Health, which is linked to the controversial Gupta family, allegedly received an upfront payment of R30 million. Lekalakala is alleged to have received gratification in the form of a trip to India, accompanied by his spouse and his associates. City Press previously reported that the money generated from the mobile clinic contracts was used to build a billion-dollar hospital for the rich in Dubai. The hospital and scheme were allegedly the brainchild of the Gupta family.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Nicole McCain at News24

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