The acting CFO of the Gauteng health department, Masibolekwe Ndima, said a random compliance audit of hospitals across the province was a not a reaction to Babita Deokaran's report into R850 million in 'possibly fraudulent' Tembisa Hospital spending.
Masibolekwe Ndima says the random compliance audit of hospitals is not a response to Babita Deokaran's report into possible fraud at Tembisa Hospital.Ndima said the audit was monthly and not targeted at Tembisa Hospital.
The timing, he held, was just a coincidence and that annual monitoring plans saw auditors dispatched to the East Rand facility in the days preceding her assassination.Speaking to Mandy Wiener on 702 radio's Midday Report, Ndima said he had been parachuted into the void left by the now suspended Lerato Madyo. He has been in the role for eight days.
He was asked whether his comments meant that he was"thrown into the position" to account for the department.I wouldn't say I was thrown in. I was brought here to ensure the department is stable and operating, so we can continue to ensure service delivery. He could not answer as to whether the correct actions were being taken to ensure that Tembisa Hospital was now clear from fraud.