Gauteng Health owes R1.2 billion to suppliers
15 March 2017
The Gauteng Health Department owes R1.234 billion in late payments to 808 companies that have not been paid within the legally required period of 30 days.
This is revealed by Gauteng Health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa in a written reply to my questions in the Gauteng Legislature.
According to Ramokgopa, only 38% of companies were paid within 30 days as at 31 January this year.