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City of Joburg starts settling nearly R16m Netcare hospital debt

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The city said on Wednesday that the debt was accumulated when claims by doctors who attended to officers and staff were left unpaid because they were not registered on the city’s vendor system, in line with the city’s procurement processes.

Ernest MabuzaNetcare Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg. The City of Johannesburg says it has begun a process to settle a R15.7m debt to Netcare Hospital Group for the treatment of JMPD and City Power staff injured on duty. File photo.The City of Johannesburg has begun the process to settle a R15.7m debt to Netcare for the treatment of public safety officers and City Power staff injured on duty.

On Tuesday, ActionSA president and former Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba said his party had learnt that Milpark Hospital had been forced to withdraw from its commitment to treat the injured staff, effective May 1 this year, because of R34m in unpaid debt. Ndamase said the process to settle the R15.7m has started in consultation with the Netcare Hospital Group to resolve all compliance matters.

 

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