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IOL News reports that Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko has revealed that the department has acted against some of the officials involved in the R2 billion Tembisa Hospital corruption scandal.
She was speaking during a media briefing by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), which on Monday made public the interim report into the corruption at the hospital. The SIU report revealed that over R2 billion was looted at Tembisa Hospital. Some of the activities were flagged by Babita Doekaran, who lifted the lead on suspicious payments of R850 million, before she was murdered in 2021. "Some of the officials have run away. Most of them have resigned and we have acted against 11 officials who the SIU has identified. We have recommended disciplinary processes and we have laid criminal charges. Some officials are still under investigation," Nkomo-Ralehoko indicated.
She said that since she took office, they have dealt with tender corruption and tightened controls in the supply chain systems. "When I arrived there in October 2022, we tightened controls as the Department of Health, especially with supply chain processes, which are in line with the legislation and regulatory framework to ensure that we mitigate against corruption, irregular expenditure, and maladministration while fostering accountability," Nkomo-Ralehoko advised. SUI head Advocate Andy Mothibi said there had to be more consequence management to ensure that corruption was rooted out completely.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Siyabonga Sithole at IOL News
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