Gauteng Health underspent by R1.1bn despite COVID-19 chaos
By Kaya 959 Reporter The Gauteng Health Department failed to spend R1.1 billion of its total budget of R58.8 billion for the 2020/2021 financial year. Officials revealed the figure in the 2020/2021 Annual Report of the Gauteng Health Department. The department recently tabled the report in the Gauteng Legislature. DA health spokesperson, Jack Bloom, says the money should have been used to help hospitals that were overwhelmed by COVID-19 cases. […]