Health Minister Zweli Mkhize was supposed to lead a delegation on Friday to discuss the Digital Vibes scandal with MPs but he wrote to the chairperson on Thursday night informing him that he had received legal advice not to appear.
We are behind him: ANC rallies behind Mkhize amid tender saga Mkhize was a no-show this morning citing legal opinion which recommended that he not attend the meeting to discuss the irregular Digital Vibes contract. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on 20 July 2020 inspects the Nasrec field hospital s state of readiness amidst the province s increase in coronavirus cases. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN
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CAPE TOWN - The African National Congress (ANC) has rallied behind embattled Health Minister Zweli Mkhize defending his decision not to appear before Parliament.
Mkhize was a no-show on Friday morning, citing legal opinion, which recommended that he not attend the meeting to discuss the irregular Digital Vibes contract.
The virtual presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health on Tuesday, 18 May 2021, by the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) president, Professor Mbulaheni Nemutandani, is so astounding as to leave one wondering if you had encountered a dialogue emanating from the
Twilight Zone.
The HPCSA slides presented on the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill hearings, stated that the NHI should be the only funding mechanism for health in South Africa but also that “private medical aid schemes may continue to exists [sic] but funded separately over and above tax paid for the NHI”. So, the logical question is which statement does he or the HPCSA intend?
GEMS R300M FRAUD SCANDAL!
Comments Northern Cape Premier Dr Zamani Saul backing Health MEC Maruping Lekwene, who is receiving his Covid-19 jab from Sister Virginia Itebogeng. Photo: Facebook/Northern Cape Provincial Government.
Opposition MPs expressed their concern about corruption at the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) after News24 exclusively revealed allegations of tender rigging, fraud, corruption and maladministration valued at more than R300 million.
On Tuesday, a joint meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration and Portfolio Committee on Health was briefed by GEMS and the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) on the Section 59 Investigation Interim Report on the inquiry into allegations of unfair racial discrimination and procedural unfairness by medical schemes.