In the small Free State town of Trompsburg, a new R380 million hospital continues to gather dust more than two years since its completion. Meanwhile, other clinics and hospitals in the region remain overstretched and under-resourced, according to health activist groups.
Mariette Pittaway, the DA Spokesperson for Health in the Free State, says the new Albert Nzula Hospital is "state-of-the-art" and could "assist a lot of people in dire need," but has become a "white elephant".
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