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While government departments and service providers quibble, work at what should be the country’s flagship hospital in Pretoria is still not complete. Photo Delwyn Verasamy

Architect and former general admit to graft at 1 Military Hospital

An SANDF official admits he took a bribe over building works at the state hospital our leaders should use, but don’t. With R1-billion spent on ‘outsourcing costs’ so far, the…

Zola Dabula (Photo by Michael Sheehan / AFP) (Photo by MICHAEL SHEEHAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Former SANDF surgeon general Zola Dabula implicated in R156-million graft

Close to half-a-billion rand was spent on revamping 1 Military Hospital, yet there is little to show for it. A long-awaited report reveals who is implicated in the malfeasance

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1 Military Hospital became a ‘milking cow’ during 14 years of refurbishment

The defence force presents a summary of a forensic report on an investigation into upgrades and repairs to the hospital in Pretoria

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DBSA inherits costly 1 Mil refurb headache

The Development Bank of Southern Africa was appointed in 2019 as the implementing agent to accelerate infrastructure projects for the defence department.

After an inquiry in February 2021 about the report, the M&G finally gained access this week to a 42-page executive summary of the forensic investigation “into the 1 Military Hospital repair and maintenance programme”.
Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Squabbles put army hospital in ICU

1 Military Hospital is in a serious state of disrepair and the report of a forensic investigation into who is to blame for the mess remains under wraps

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1 Military Hospital’s emergency call system still down

The emergency call system for patients at 1 Military Hospital is still out of order after two years, says a report.