Johannesburg – The Gauteng Department of Health is going to appoint an independent investigator to probe all allegations of corruption made by various stakeholders regarding the running of the Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital.
“Following the recent labour unrest and subsequent disruption of services at Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital in Atteridgeville, Tshwane, the Gauteng Department of Health will be appointing an independent investigator to probe all allegations made by various stakeholders at the facility,” the department said in a terse communique.
“In the meantime, the hospital CEO Dr. Sello Matjila will not be reporting to the facility.”
The department said Dr. Lebohang Mpshe has been appointed as the Acting CEO while the department addresses the grievances raised by stakeholders.
“While we acknowledge the right of employees to protest, we encourage them to do so within the ambit of the law and not compromise the provision of essential health care services to the vulnerable persons in our society,” said acting Head of Department, Arnold Malotana.
“The department would like to convey our sincere apology for the inconvenience caused to the users of our facility during the strike.
“We are happy that things are back to normal, and we are expecting services to run uninterrupted as we have successfully engaged all the concerned stakeholders within the hospital.”
