The Gauteng Department of Health has dismissed claims by DA health spokesperson Jack Bloom that suspended Tembisa Hospital CEO Ashley Mthunzi was appointed while facing a charge of misconduct.
The Gauteng Department of Health has denied that suspended Tembisa Hospital CEO Ashley Mthunzi was appointed despite facing a charge of misconduct.
Earlier, DA health spokesperson Jack Bloom said Mthunzi was charged while he was CEO of Pholosong Hospital. On Wednesday, the department said Bloom's claim was a"deliberate distortion of facts" and that Mthunzi had not signed a final written warning in September 2021.On Monday, Bloom said the charge emanated from Mthunzi's previous position as CEO of Pholosong Hospital.
Bloom cited a recent written response from Gauteng Health MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi to a question he filed in the Gauteng legislature.In her response, Mokgethi said the head of the department, Dr Sibongile Zungu, had approved recommendations for disciplinary action against Mthunzi for contravening the recruitment and selection policy and that the Labour Relations Directorate would implement the recommendations.
The DA’s Jack Bloom met with the Tembisa Hospital Acting CEO, he claims that they do not buy cloth towels at all, it's paper towels, and there was a coding error. They have overspent on goods and services by R749 million while the annual budget is R320 million.
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