Johannesburg - Officials implicated in the Eastern Cape Health Department’s embarrassing R10 million “ambulance scooter” tender must face disciplinary action within three months, acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka has ordered.
According to Gcaleka, the department must take action against any officials involved in making the decision regardless of position across all the ranks of seniority. In September, the Special Tribunal interdicted and restrained Meth’s predecessor, Sindiswa Gomba, the department’s former superintendent-general Dr Thobile Mbengashe and chief financial officer Msulwa Daca from making payments to Fabkomp until the finalisation of the review application and not to implement the tender.
The department contravened or did not observe relevant provisions of the Constitution, the PFMA, Treasury Regulations, National Treasury instructions and its supply chain management policy in the process of procuring the ambulance scooters, according to the report. In its explanation of the decision to buy the ambulance scooters, the department cited the need to strengthen community health-based services and the programme would involve promotive, prevention, early detection and rehabilitative services coupled with an appropriate referral for continuity of care.
She failed to discipiline Magashule regarding Estina Dairy Farm This Public Protector is deep in ANC political battles, what a sticky mud!