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Collected on 17 June 2026
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Joint site inspection by the Minister of Employment and Labour and occupational health and safety inspectors (as referenced in the question)
The parliamentary question asks whether a joint site inspection will be invited for Mapulaneng Hospital; the reply indicates that the Department of Employment and Labour has already visited the hospital for inspection and that the Department of Health is waiting for the report with findings and recommendations.
Whether, in light of the structural deterioration, unsafe working conditions and the imminent risk posed to patients, healthcare workers and the public at Mapulaneng Hospital, which is described as being in a state of collapse and a disaster waiting to happen, he will invite the Minister of Employment and Labour, together with occupational health and safety inspectors, to conduct a joint site inspection at the hospital
Reference
https://pmg.org.za/committee-question/36264/
Opening Date
16 March 2026
Day-to-day maintenance of the old Mapulaneng hospital while awaiting completion of the new facility
While the new facility is not yet completed, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure provides artisans to attend to day-to-day maintenance requirements in the old hospital.
Currently a team of various artisans from the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure is attending to the day-to-day maintenance requirements in the old hospital while awaiting the completion of the new facility.
Construction of a new Mapulaneng hospital on greenfield land (projected Practical Completion in August 2026)
The Department of Health says it is constructing a new Mapulaneng hospital on greenfield land, projected to reach Practical Completion in August 2026, and that delays mean the project completion is currently under review.
including constructing a new Mapulaneng hospital on greenfield land which was projected to reach Practical Completion in August 2026, however due to the delays on site the project completion is currently under review.
