Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, on Thursday announced the appointment of the new Health Ombudsman, Professor Taole Resetselemang Mokoena, effective from 1 June 2023. This comes after the country’s first Health Ombud, Professor Malekgapuru Makgoba, bowed out of office after his seven-year tenure ended on 31 May 2023. Phaahla described the incoming Health Ombud as one of the
The Health Ombudsman, Professor Malekgapuru Makgoba, has said an investigation conducted at the Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital (RMMCH) highlights that the facility is filthy and unsafe. Makgoba said the investigation took over a year following a complaint he received in 2022 from a member of the Health Portfolio Committee, which alleged that expectant mothers were sleeping on the floor.
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Probes by law firm Bowmans and the SIU found red flags in connection with Eskom contracts worth more than R178 bill
ion - enough to fully vaccinate the entire South African population with Covid-19 shots roughly 20 times over.
Eskom has reported more than 110 criminal matters to the police since 2018, with an additional 60 cases reported to the NPA by the SIU.
At the heart of the capture of Eskom is a slush fund set up by senior executives into which contractors paid millions of rands to bankroll their luxurious lifestyles.
R178 160 990 959.84. This is the value of dodgy red-flagged tenders awarded by South Africa’s power utility Eskom over the past decade to companies, including multinational conglomerates, that are tainted by corruption or misconduct.