Gauteng province in South Africa is facing the risk of bankruptcy due to severe financial strain caused by the health department's budget demands. The government is taking steps to avert a financial crisis, but experts warn that the province's reliance on national bailouts may not be sustainable.
Gauteng is at risk of bankruptcy, with the health department putting immense strain on the province's finances. The Gauteng government is looking to avoid a financial “day zero”, but questions remain about whether the province could truly face bankruptcy next year. Several months ago Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile warned that Gauteng could find itself “R6 billion in the red” by June 2025 if urgent financial caution isn’t exercised, following R15 billion in budget cuts.
The MEC highlighted the department’s persistent non-compliance with supply chain regulations as a critical threat to Gauteng’s overall financial stability, citing corruption as the root cause of the crisis. Despite these challenges, Maile assured the public that the provincial government was taking every possible measure to steer clear of bankruptcy. political analyst Levy Ndou said there are concerns that the immense strain the health department is putting on the budget could force local government to realign its priorities. “What I foresee is that the greater portion of the budget will have to focus on the issues relating to health and if you listen to the State of the Nation address by the president over the years, not only Ramaphosa and other presidents before him, they’ve always put an emphasis on health as one of the priorities.On that basis, the government has to find ways and means to ensure that the health sector is properly serviced. At the same time, they should be able to create a balance with other departments that also require their attention,” he added. Professor of Sustainable Development at Stellenbosch University Mark Swilling said Gauteng’s bankruptcy warning came as no surprise, as the province’s financial troubles have been brewing for years. Swilling pointed out that Gauteng was at a point where bailouts from the national government may no longer be a viable solution
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