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This was despite an undertaking earlier this year by health authorities to process all outstanding payments by March 18.

This did not happen .

Employees, who spoke to Sowetan on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals, accused authorities of being insensitive.

A nurse at Polokwane Provincial Hospital said: "The conditions we work under are very difficult. But we have not been paid for several months now."

Some paramedics also complained of being persuaded to work overtime during the Easter holidays.

"Some of us are now doing overtime because we have the interests of the people at heart. But we are being pushed too far now by authorities," one paramedic said.

The problem of overtime non-payment started late last year when the Limpopo administration experienced serious financial crisis brought about by, among other things, rampant corruption in the procurement and payment of services to private companies.

The health department - along with the education, treasury, public works, education, roads and transport departments - were then placed under national administration following a Cabinet decision.

Limpopo health spokesman Phuti Seloba placed the blame on some managers in the districts and regions who were not submitting relevant documents to head office for payment of overtime.

"We have observed with concern that some of our colleagues are not providing proper leadership so that the workers can be paid their overtime," Seloba said.

"We expect them to do their work otherwise we'll be left with no option but to take action.

"It's true that non-payment has the potential of breaking families. For one to prove that he or she was working overtime for the whole night is when his or her family sees payment at the end of the month."

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Jun 12, 2012

ISMORNACHIES8

No News here !
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Jun 12, 2012

ntebo

Mr Phuti babe,
you are hot, they should give you over time
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Jun 12, 2012

MokankanyaneM

I agree that this is stale and misleading stuff,grossly exaggerated.
It is said one swallow does not make a summer Mr Molefe, talk numbers and we will sit up and listen.
Limpopo has got over 40 hospitals and countless clinics, how many of these are complaining?
Stoking fires................???????????????For what, Ntate??????
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Jun 12, 2012

Lehido

Imagine I work over time and i dont get paid for 5 months, my wife will think Im cheating
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Jun 12, 2012

thonseriser

@ MokankanyaneM

Some people are becoming very defencive when it comes into limpopo because is thier territory. yesterday Mathale was asking for the scrutinity to the zumas leadership. What about his department, because if Im not mistaken is not for the first time we are hearing news of tjhis nature. So MokankanyaneM don't that much deffencive rather than dealing with the current issue of the people who are not yet paid
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Jun 12, 2012

mkgalabye

@ MokankanyaneM

who the hell are you nxa! we are not payed our over time, i just wish one of your siblings get sick the day we quit overtime you shall smell the coffee...just come to our hospital..mankweng..polokwane at night and ask stop beign defensive u fool
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Jun 12, 2012

vivla

It seems like most things connected to the government concerning administration is failing dismally. Instead of hiring competent individuals in the relevant sectors our government opts to enrich their friends and family for obviously other favors in return. Rotten to the core...this is happening almost everywhere not just Limpopo.
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Jun 12, 2012

phongo

Mr Phuti babe, you are hot

so you are wating for his over time money ntebo?

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Jun 12, 2012

lebloza

they know overtime but as I speak now go to Polokwane Hospital or Seshego hospital, they are always on tea time or lunch

If you arrive around 07H00am you will only be helped around 14H00. People we are only after money, sometimes they must take themselves to the newspapers that they don;t deliver.
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Jun 12, 2012

mkgalabye

@lebloza yes there are individuals who do that not the whole hospital....do not generalise,,,,overtime its the whole province we are not payed ...if it was your father who works calls as a doctor nd doest get his money how would u feel........what so difficult about understanding the point...no one is supposed to work extra hours without renumeration....so our patience will die out...you will arrive in casualty and find only nurses...no doctor,no radiographer and all emergency stuff due to this maladministration
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