amaBhungane | Health DG, IDT clash over critical R1.6bn hospital upgrade projects

South Africa: Health Department Investigates Missing Billions As Hospitals Stay Broken

Health department director general Dr Sandile Buthelezi ended the Independent Development Trust deal in August after hospital upgrade projects failed. Contractor Powerchoice Group is owed about R31-million for work at Witbank Hospital where the project is 60% done but stopped.

amaBhungane | Health DG, IDT clash over critical R1.6bn hospital upgrade projects

The Department of Health has launched a sweeping “due diligence investigation” into a series of hospital refurbishment projects that have already burnt through millions in what may amount to irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure.

Health department investigates missing billions as hospitals stay broken

Dylan Bettencourt Health department director general Dr Sandile Buthelezi ended the Independent Development Trust deal in August after hospital upgrade projects failed. Contractor Powerchoice Group is owed about R31-million for work at Witbank Hospital where the project is 60% done but stopped. The Department of Health has launched an investigation into hospital upgrade projects that have burnt through millions of rands. The programme was supp…

Health director general, IDT clash over critical R1.6-billion hospital programme as contractor seeks minister’s intervention - AmaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism

The National Department of Health (NDOH) has launched a sweeping “due diligence investigation” into a series of hospital refurbishment projects that have already burned through millions in what may amount to irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure. The programme – managed by the Independent Development Trust (IDT) and which would have cost over R1.6-billion – was meant to deliver long-overdue upgrades to key hospitals. Instead, it has been…