Gauteng health MEC Brian Hlongwa may have used R1m of taxpayers' money to renovate his boardroom on the 22nd floor of the provincial head office, but getting to the top floor still requires using erratic lifts. Gauteng health MEC Brian Hlongwa may have used R1m of taxpayers' money to renovate his boardroom on the 22nd floor of the provincial head office, but getting to the top floor still requires using erratic lifts. The effects of failing lifts at public hospitals can be dire. In August, a woman gave birth in a lift stuck between floors at Coronation Hospital (now Rahima Moosa Mother & Child Hospital). And a baby died after power went off at this 320-bed hospital . Also, there have been times when the hospital's ultrasound machines were not working . At Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital, where the removal of CEO Arthur Manning drew criticism, it's not unusual for patients (including the critically ill and pregnant women), doctors and n...
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