# The DA in Gauteng says thousands of businesses face collapse as the provincial Health Department fails to pay nearly 4.8-billion-rand in outstanding invoices. DA Gauteng Finance spokesperson, Madeleine Hicklin, says 30-thousand-914 invoices remain unpaid, affecting service providers’ ability to operate and pay staff. The department has no permanent chief financial officer, worsening the crisis. She has blamed the crisis on poor governance:
DA slams Gauteng Health over unpaid invoices of R4.8-billion [SOUND]
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