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The Citizen reports that since January 2023, nearly 50 cases of corruption have been documented across various departments of health in all provinces, except for the North West.
In a parliamentary response, Department of Health (DOH) Minister Joe Phaahla revealed that out of a total of 47 matters, some of the cases were reported to the SA Police Service (Saps). He advised that the Eastern Cape DOH had recorded 15 corruption cases, the highest of all provinces. According to the minister, the amount of money lost as a result of the alleged corrupt practices has not yet been quantified. He added that the provincial department had initiated legal proceedings on a matter that related to the issuing of fraudulent medical certificates. In Free State, at least eight cases of corruption involving R2.8 million had been recorded. So far, four employees had been dismissed, while four people resigned and two others were undergoing disciplinary processes. Limpopo saw eight corruption cases involving R1.2 million. Both Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) recording six corruption cases each. The financial loss suffered by the Gauteng DOH has not yet been quantified. In KZN, the money lost was just above R280,000, with R138,741 having been recovered. Officials involved have been subjected to disciplinary processes. A Northern Cape DOH official was convicted for accepting a R10,000 bribe. There were two cases in Mpumalanga, which were still under investigation. The Western Cape Health DOH recorded one case, although the funds involved could not be calculated.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Molefe Seeletsa at The Citizen
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