DA welcomes firing of Gauteng Health officials

12 April 2016

I welcome the firing by the Gauteng Health Department of four health officials found guilty of various transgressions.

They were dismissed because of theft, submission of fraudulent qualification and repeated absenteeism.

They are junior staff, however, and my concern is that senior staff seem to get away with warnings instead of being fired for more serious transgressions.

For instance, four senior officials at the Medical Depot in Auckland Park got final warnings for serious procurement irregularities.

I think they got off lightly compared to the latest firings.

The Department needs to be consistent in its disciplinary sanctions and not give the impression that little fish are treated more harshly than big fish.

Issued by Jack Bloom, DA Gauteng Shadow Health MEC, 12 April 2016