The Mpumalanga Department of Health notes the media statement issued by the Democratic Alliance alleging that the Department paid R2.1 million for research that "never materialized' and that officials in the Research Unit were "paid for doing nothing".
The Department rejects these allegations as incorrect, unfounded and not supported by the full information placed before the Portfolio Committee on Health. The statement is based on a selective reading of the Department's response and creates an impression that it is not factual.
