Treasury Threatens Health Departments with Takeover

The National Treasury is poised to take drastic action against four provincial health departments, threatening a national takeover following reports of gross financial mismanagement and collapsing service delivery. Treasury will demand fiscal accountability from Health MECs in four key provinces. This forthcoming ultimatum forces KwaZulu-Natal, the Free State, Gauteng, and the Northern Cape to provide immediate recovery plans or yield…

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