Financial problems for Eastern Cape health
Doctors are worried by news that the Eastern Cape health department has been ordered to cut its budget by R205-million
The Eastern Cape health department has been ordered to cut its budget by R205-million and stop the appointment of all new doctors, according to a report on Thursday.
The department was instructed by provincial Treasury to cut its budget and stop the appointments of all new doctors, in a bid to recoup on an over-expenditure of nearly R660-million, The Herald Online reported.
According to a letter written by the Treasury last month, the measures must be implemented in the current financial year.
The Treasury forecasts a further overdraft of R452-million if drastic cost-cutting strategies are not implemented.
Junior Doctors’ Association of SA chairman Tende Makofane said doctors on the ground were extremely upset.
“The fact that all appointments have been stopped affects more than 400 junior doctors in the province.
“We have called on the minister of health and the national Treasury to intervene,” he said.
“We reserve the right to take legal action if we do not reach a favourable outcome.”
Health superintendent-general Dr Siva Pillay said, in a letter to Treasury, his department would employ 1,114 doctors during this financial year.
“It cannot be classified as new additional appointments because we are absorbing those doctors who completed their community service. It is the same people. Nothing is going to change. Doctors will be appointed,” he said.
mfana.masemola
if this was happening in limpopo the anc monkeys would be taking over but bcz its in the dusty rural province they dont say anythingReport Abuse
dre10
Health superintendent-general Dr Siva Pillay.____________________________________
Don't give up Mr Pillay u are our last hope. THe last Head of Department of Health gave Clerks R800 000 each for long service. They don't want u in your post because you are claiming back that money.
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@dre10Health superintendent-general Dr Siva Pillay.
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Don't give up Mr Pillay u are our last hope. THe last Head of Department of Health gave Clerks R800 000 each for long service. They don't want u in your post because you are claiming back that money.
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Don't talk about something you don't know about!!!!!
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dre10
MabhebezaEC2i bet u belong to Cosatu affiliated unions that don't want Head of Departments in this province because they are fighting corruption. Prove me wrong.
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@dre10MabhebezaEC2
i bet u belong to Cosatu affiliated unions that don't want Head of Departments in this province because they are fighting corruption. Prove me wrong.
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Fighting corruption??? Ha ha ha ha ha ha .....................How can you fight corruption while you are the corrupted one???? Don't make me laugh!!!!!
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MabhebezaEC2Under Pillay more than 400 employees of health in the Eastern Cape resigned after the Forensic audit. They also find out that employee's companies were getting business in the department of over R8 million per year. Are u one of those employees?
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@dre10MabhebezaEC2
Under Pillay more than 400 employees of health in the Eastern Cape resigned after the Forensic audit. They also find out that employee's companies were getting business in the department of over R8 million per year. Are u one of those employees?
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400 employees resigned???...lmfao..........Again don't talk about things you know nothing about!!!!!!!!
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Agg that province is rotten people make as if all gov departments are mqoshu they eat without isishebo.Report Abuse
MabhebezaEC2
@dre10The media must not cloud you my friend!!!! You seem to believe evrything you read on the papers!!!!
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@KatakataEmaotoAditshepeAgg that province is rotten people make as if all gov departments are mqoshu they eat without isishebo.
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Hey you all SA provinces are rotten!!!! And what's mqoshu???? It's umgqusho maan
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