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In a written reply to a parliamentary question by DA MP Patricia Kopane, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said the five provinces had underspent on a cumulative allocation of almost R2-billion.

In Eastern Cape, the department was allocated a budget of R361-million. Its under-expenditure was R191-million.

Free State failed to spend R134-million from its infrastructure budget of R378-million, while KwaZulu-Natal incurred an under-expenditure of R228-million.

Limpopo reported an under-expenditure of R89-million from its R323-million budget, while in Northern Cape a grant of R420-million was given but only R262-million went to infrastructure development.

Motsoaledi said the failure to spend was due to, among others, delays in the awarding of tenders, roll-over budgets from the previous financial year, poor performance by appointed contractors and termination of contracts and subsequent court challenges.

However, Kopane yesterday slammed the underspending, saying it was unacceptable because of the ageing infrastructure at public hospitals.

"If funding is made available it must be utilised efficiently and effectively," she said.

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Sep 7, 2012

Vhamsanda

You cannot expect incompetent deployees to be efficient.
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Sep 7, 2012

DJ-Winner

People overspend, you complain. People underspend, you complain. ay sowetan...
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Sep 7, 2012

Senyobinyobi

When the limpopo [provincial government overspent their budget in recent years, the DA coplained and it was put under administration, now they tried to cut their cost but still they are wrong. The next thing we will hear is that there were unauthorised and unlawful expenditure. What exactly is the DA up to because even if they get the power we are still going to experience the same problem. Eish POLITICS!!!!!!!!
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Sep 7, 2012

StylesP

@DJ-Winner

Let me school you boy i can see you lack management skills.You cannot underspend when the project is not completed and you cannot overspend for no reason.I'm not happy with you level knowledge everything you say does not make sense at all !!!!!!!!!
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Sep 7, 2012

DJ-Winner

StylesP
@DJ-Winner

Let me school you boy i can see you lack management skills.You cannot underspend when the project is not completed and you cannot overspend for no reason.I'm not happy with you level knowledge everything you say does not make sense at all !!!!!!!
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You are managing your a$$, who cares? People are always looking for reasons to complain. Money is not always a reason why projects are not completed. There is a lot of aspects involved managing a project. You don't just need a money..
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Sep 7, 2012

OPZAZA

Underspending is a sign that the money allocated was too much or not needed. BUT if the state of these hospitals are unbearable, then it shows that there is a lack of service delivery arising from people who do not use the money allocated for the intended purpose.

My question now is: " where is monitoring and evaluation?". Are budgets just allocated for specific projects but no monitoring and evaluation is done to ensure that the money requested is used for the purpose for which it was requested and whether the projects are completed within the planned periods? My common knowledge tells me that this should be done during the financial year for each and every department. Correct me if i am wrong.
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Sep 7, 2012

Msiphos00

Viva Mpumalanga Viva
At least MP is not on the list
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Sep 7, 2012

Lehido

...........and at the end the money left end up being stolen..........
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Sep 7, 2012

skhokho21

Can`t we scrape the tender process, let public works employ project managers, plumbers, electricians, brick layers etc & do the work istead of giving the money away & work don`t get done.
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Sep 7, 2012

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DJ-Winner
You are managing your a$$, who cares? People are always looking for reasons to complain. Money is not always a reason why projects are not completed. There is a lot of aspects involved managing a project. You don't just need a money..
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One plan and plan and plan and then you request a budget, you don't just get one. If you are an incompetent anc cadre you planning was not right so you buggered up the budget.

So how big of an idiot does planning, request the budget he wants and stuffs it up. I think you fit right into that category.
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