In a scenario equivalent to applying a plaster to a gaping wound‚ critical daily maintenance is keeping one of the oldest state hospitals in Gauteng alive. Tambo Memorial Hospital in Boksburg on the East Rand will cost an estimated R800m to replace.Gauteng Health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa has conceded that "most areas" of the hospital do not comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act "because of the age and the dilapidated state of the structure". She was responding to questions from DA shadow health MEC Jack Bloom last week in the provincial legislature."The hospital has been subjected to conditional assessment and recommended for replacement. In the meantime‚ statutory maintenance is being undertaken‚" she said. Asked when the faults would be fixed‚ she replied: "Day-to-day maintenance faults are fixed daily by artisans. Statutory maintenance as per schedule." Gauteng Department of Infrastructure head Bethuel Netshiswinzhe told TimesLIVE on Monday that plans were at an early stag...
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