100 Gauteng ambulances out of operation every day
14 June 2017
About 100 emergency ambulances in Gauteng are usually not operational for various reasons, including lack of staff and long periods spent in workshops for repairs.
This is revealed by Gauteng Health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa in a written reply to my questions in the Gauteng Legislature.
According to Ramokgopa, the operational reasons include "pool ambulances, varied shift sizes, demand trends in terms of staffing and additional capacity for mass casualty incidents."