Irregular expenditure at all nine provincial health departments has, over the past five years, skyrocketed.
Despite the billions in irregular expenditure, very few contracts were cancelled, while most provinces cancelled no contracts despite racking up high irregular expenditure bills.
In the Western Cape, there was no record of corruption or contract cancellations due to irregularities. The province also recorded the lowest irregular expenditure.
Source: https://pmg.org.za/committee-question/16381/
Date: 04 June 2021 – NW1131
