Three Gauteng hospitals and 71 clinics run out of diesel
1 March 2023
Three Gauteng public hospitals and 71 clinics have run out of diesel in the last year, causing service delivery delays, water shortages, thefts, equipment damage and fridge failures.
This is revealed by Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo Ralehoko in a written reply to my questions in the Gauteng Legislature.
The Jubilee, Bheki Mlangeni, and Far East Rand hospitals ran out of diesel, as well as 20 Tshwane clinics and 51 clinics in the West Rand.
The MEC blames the shortages of diesel on load-shedding and gives the following effects when diesel runs out: