The DA says the notices highlight the need for the Gauteng Health Department to pay its bills like everybody else.
The Democratic Alliance has weighed in after City Power served pre-termination notices on two Gauteng hospitals for outstanding electricity payments.According to the council, the Rahima Moosa Hospital owes R7 million and the Helen Joseph Hospital owes R23 million.“According to an official reply to my questions in the Gauteng Legislature in August this year, the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital owed R329.6 million and Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital owed R19.3 million,” he revealed.
“I presume that serving notice on hospitals for payment is only a pressure tactic as it would be inhuman to cut electricity to a hospital. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi should step in to ensure all provincial government departments pay their municipality bills on time as this has been a sore point for many years now,” Bloom urged.In a statement, the department said according to its records, Helen Joseph Hospital does not owe City Power the stated amount of R23.4 million.
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