The Gauteng Department of Health has failed to pay 19 212 invoices within 30 days. This amounts to a staggering R1 billion owed to suppliers of goods and services for the department. This is worrying, as suppliers of goods and services depend on this money to pay for their overhead costs and salaries. During a recent Health Portfolio Committee meeting, the Public Service Commissioner, Vusumuzi Mavuso, indicated that only 29%, or 16 248 invoices received by the department, were paid within 30 days for the first quarter of 2024/2025. This is on top of the 71% of invoices received by the Gauteng Department of Finance that were not paid by the end of the fourth quarter of the 2023/2024 financial year.
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