Gauteng Health: Over R1 million of the R3.9 million unlawfully paid to 7 Cuban doctors recovered

The Gauteng Department of Health said it had recovered over R1 million of the R3.9 million unlawfully paid to seven absent Cuban doctors.

The doctors were part of a group of 28 Cuban doctors hired for a one-year contract in South Africa to assist at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The doctors, whose contracts were due to end in May 2021, had left the country to return to Cuba but continued receiving salaries until May 2022.

MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko initially disclosed the matter in a written reply to the Democratic Alliance (DA) last week.

Speaking on The Aubrey Masango Show on 702 on Monday night, Nkomo-Ralehoko said that due processes were not followed.

“We have successfully recovered an amount of 1.2 [million rand] from the seven Cuban doctors who were brought in during COVID-19, whose contracts expired in May 2022. There was an overpayment that was done as a result of extending the contracts of those healthcare workers without following the required process.”

She said a probe into the matter was conducted.

“It was as a result of the contracts that were extended. So, they were extended unlawfully. Somebody made a mistake. It can be a crime indeed, but investigations have been conducted, so we’ll definitely act on that.”

-EWN

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