South Africa: Some Hope for the Eastern Cape

Eastern Cape Health MEC Dr Bevan Goqwana was fired by the premier this week, leaving a department which under his stewardship failed to properly account for R18.1 billion out of a total budget of R22.6 billion.

The Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM) has called on Eastern Cape premier Nosimo Balindlela to urgently appoint a "suitably qualified" person to replace Goqwana who had a "deplorable track record".

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