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The Office of Health Standards Compliance has admitted that it does not have enough inspectors to inspect the approximately 4184 hospitals and clinics in South Africa due to a lack of money and other resources.

The FF Plus was shocked to learn that, according to the Office’s announcement, there are only 44 inspectors who have to do all the work in the entire country.

As a result, many hospitals and clinics are simply not inspected to ensure that they comply with the legal requirements for delivering safe and high-quality health care to South Africans. This institution falls under the National Health Act (12 of 2013).

This explains why the infrastructure at hospitals is in such a poor condition and why equipment is not maintained or in working order. There is no money available to fill the vacant positions.

Even though the Office tries its very best to get to most of the hospitals and clinics, it is obviously an impossible task. During t
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On 15 August 2019, the FF Plus filed a criminal complaint against the mayor, Mr Nkosenjani Speelman, and the municipal manager, Mr Elias Tsoaeli, of the Matjhabeng Local Municipality due to the municipality’s collapse of service delivery.

Residents who live in the municipal region are affected by the problem of sewage running down the streets and even flowing into their properties because infrastructure was not properly maintained.

In the residential area of Doorn in Welkom, residents’ properties were flooded with sewage for days because sewage pipes were leaking but were not being fixed. These leakages were repaired only after pressure from the FF Plus.

The executive officials of the municipality must be held accountable for the constant violation of residents’ constitutional right to a safe environment. It is unacceptable that municipalities have been allowed to deteriorate to such an extent that it now poses health risks to residents.</
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