Radical overhaul needed to fix Gauteng hospitals [SOUND]

# The DA in Gauteng says fixing Helen Joseph Hospital requires a radical overhaul of the Gauteng Health Department. Most of the province’s 37 public hospitals continue to face staff shortages, poor management, and crumbling infrastructure. The party also cites a hiring freeze amid a 7.3-billion-rand budget deficit has left 30-percent of nursing posts vacant. The DA’s Jack Bloom is pushing premier Panyaza Lesufi to fire Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko and department head Lesiba Malotana: