Diesel expenses take a toll on the WC Health Department's budget

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The Western Cape province has faced unexpected expenses of over R5 million in June alone as a result of having to rely on diesel generators to maintain essential health services during loadshedding.

Health officials have stressed that this expenditure was not anticipated in their budget, posing significant challenges to the provision of healthcare.

, between April and June of this year, the province spent a substantial R12 million solely on diesel to keep crucial health facilities running amid the rolling power cuts. However, ten hospitals in the Western Cape have been granted exemptions from loadshedding up to stage six to mitigate the impact on healthcare operations.

 

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