Inspection of public facilities moves to Limpopo, Mpumalanga

 

Public Protector Adv. Busisiwe Mkhwebane and her Deputy, Adv. Kholeka Gcaleka, will this week visit public healthcare and education facilities in rural villages surrounding Polokwane in Limpopo, and Emalahleni and Nelspruit in Mpumalanga.

 

This is a continuation of a series of inspections they conducted at hospitals in the Eastern Cape and Gauteng earlier in August 2020 to assess how the facilities were coping with demand for services and to get a sense of whether sufficient safety measures were being implemented to cushion both workers and the public from the devastation brought about by COVID-19.

 

Ahead of and in between the walkabouts, they interact with workers, union representatives, management and the public to get different perspectives of the state of play at these facilities in respect of keeping the spread of COVID-19 in check. Reports based on their observations are then prepared with a view to assisting government fix problem areas, if any.

 

Details of the Polokwane leg of the inspections are as follows:

 

1ST INSPECTION

 

Venue: Kabela High School, Moletjie

Date: 01 September 2020

Time: 10:00

 

2ND INSPECTION

 

Venue: Agishanang Primary School, Moletjie

Date: 01 September 2020

Time: 11:30

 

3RD INSPECTION

 

Venue: WF Knobel Hospital, Leonsdale

Date: 01 September 2020

Time: 13:00

 

Details for the tour of facilities in Emalahleni and Nelspruit will be shared in due course.

 

Journalists intending to cover the events should confirm attendance with Mr. Salvation Mokgatlhe on 0640173597.