Former Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku is not going down without a fight. He’s on a mission to have the SIU findings deemed invalid.
The Bheki Mlangeni Hospital CEO has been moved from the hospital following an alleged rape incident last weekend.
It comes as Premier David Makhura has given his health MEC Bandile Masuku, marching orders after a report by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) found that he failed to adhere to the constitution in relation to the COVID-19 PPE saga
The report found that if anyone should be blamed, it is Khusela Diko’s husband, Thandisizwe Diko, whose company was awarded the R125 million contract
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng said there needed to be an investigation to look into why there was a high COVID-19 infection rate at Sterkfontein Hospital in Krugersdorp
Professor Mkhululi Lukhele has been placed on precautionary suspension with immediate effect by Gauteng Premier David Makhura.
Nehawu marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Thursday 3 September to hand over a list of demands for healthcare workers.
at Springs train station, the Phelophepa train will be administering health services to people who struggle to gain access to clinics.
The SIU’s special tribunal granted an order to freeze R38.7 million in the bank accounts of 40 companies linked to PPE tender irregularities.
Acting MEC for Health in Gauteng Jacob Mamabolo has assured COVID-19 contract nurses that they will be paid their outstanding salaries.
In a statement, the premier’s office said, as a matter of principle, it was agreed upon that Makhura’s wife and children would not be doing any business with government.
While Madzikane ll Thandisizwe Diko has denied receiving a cent from the Gauteng Health department over the PPE contract, recent media reports seem to suggest otherwise
Gauteng Premier David Makhura said he is disappointed over allegations that Health MEC Bandile Masuku could have influenced the awarding of a lucrative tender to prove PPEs
Khusela Diko and husband King Madzikane II Diko said the decision to get into business with the health department was an error of judgement.
Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku has been implicated in a PPE tender scandal that will be investigated by the SIU.
Masuku said the process of awarding contracts within the department rests entirely with the Supply Chain Management function in Finance
Two hospitals in Gauteng have been accused of negligence.
Gauteng is reportedly looking to introduce a different type of hard lockdown that what was experienced in the rest of the country.
Gauteng needs to have created bed capacity of close to 10 000 by the time peak COVID-19 hospitalisation demand hits.
Liquor sales could soon be prohibited again in Gauteng if evidence points to alcohol as the cause in the spike in trauma cases.
The Gauteng health department has established response teams who will follow up newly-identified cases in healthcare establishments and communities.
MEC for Health in Gauteng, Bandile Masuku, has noted, with serious concern, the problems with government’s payment systems.
Gauteng has the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa.
The Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg is being considered as a potential quarantine site. It has the capacity for more than 100 000 people.
Provincial government has warned that if violence against health workers continues, they will have to withdraw their efforts.