'Bara has had 6 electricity blackouts'
Power outages lasted between 4 and 11 hours at a stretch
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CHRIS Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital has experienced six electricity blackouts since the beginning of this year.
Gauteng health MEC Ntombi Mekgwe yesterday confirmed that Africa's biggest hospital had gone through six power outages that lasted between 4 and 11 hours at a stretch.
The outages occurred on January 3 and 20, April 27, 28 and 30 as well as May 15.
Mekgwe revealed this in the Gauteng legislature, adding that the blackouts were due to a number of issues, including cable theft and cable feed burnout.
DA caucus leader and the party's spokesman on health, Jack Bloom, alleged that doctors were left to provide oxygen on their own during the most recent outage.
"The information I have is that doctors had to ventilate manually in the dark during the most recent outage," Bloom said.
Mekgwe had earlier told the house that during the May 15 blackout a generator had kicked in late.
- Meanwhile, local government and housing MEC Humphrey Mmemezi has declined to answer questions about his department's plans to auction off a damaged BMW X5 that was involved in a crash in Umzimkhulu, KwaZulu-Natal, in November last year.
Earlier this month it was reported that senior managers in his office had planned to auction the vehicle because it was badly damaged.
But Mmemezi declined to answer questions about the vehicle "because the matter had since been referred to the integrity commissioner".
DA spokesman on local government and housing Fred Nel had wanted to know the identity of the driver of the vehicle, the accident report number issued and why the insurance company had refused to pay.
Nel's questions regarding Mmemezi's alleged misuse of his official credit card also went unanswered.
Mmemezi reportedly spent R10,000 on artwork at a McDonalds on October 12 as well as R60,000 on suits and shoes on trip to India. - molatlhwao@sowetan.co.za
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Sgandy
This flipping country has gone to the dogs..whilst we looking.Report Abuse
oldlady5
What???? Bara has no generators or UPS???? CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!Report Abuse
dik
This country is getting the service delivery it voted for.Report Abuse
Deepstick-C
SOWETO PEOPLE MUST REFRAIN FROM STEALING CABLES, YOU CANT STEAL YOUR OWN RESOURCES, ITS PATHETICReport Abuse
BaleliM
Hai man, why are they complaining. The crisis of lights that run life support for the patients in Bara is not as important as the crisis of the spear painting!The govt has real issues that they need to resolve and dying patients or lack of books in schools almost half way through the year is not a concern for the Govt. I do not even see any lawyer breaking down as passionately as he did in the spear court.
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dimpho_4U
Mmemezi reportedly spent R10,000 on artwork at a McDonalds on October 12 as well as R60,000 on suits and shoes on trip to India----------------------------------
living "La good life", the real skhothane.....this ish ya "skhothane" has to stop, real soon..
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guiliano
The government doesn't really care about the people who them into power.Report Abuse
BaleliM
Deepstick-CSOWETO PEOPLE MUST REFRAIN FROM STEALING CABLES, YOU CANT STEAL YOUR OWN RESOURCES, ITS PATHETIC
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I am not condoning crime but these people are stealing to feed their families. If ANC deals with this youth employment, we would have less youth on the street and also give them the working experience they need.
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CAKE
YOU ID!OTS are busy toi-toing for Zuma's d!ck painting while your relatives are dying at Bra due to no electricity...........Report Abuse
papamasentlelebonolo
This is appauling, the ANC has failed us big time ppl its time for changeReport Abuse
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