Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council -
1) urgently debates the current budgets allocated to hospitals in the Eastern Cape in order to save South Africa from worldwide embarrassment;
2) notes that -
a) the hospitals were allocated an average of between 25% and 30% for goods and services and about 70% for staff salaries and wages;
(b) the allocated amount for the goods and services account will not last longer than three months;
(c) the budgets for staff covered the warm posts and a 70% budget allocation is moving backwards on "delivery of quality medical care to the people" and that it is difficult enough to find the staff to fill the positions as it is; and
(d) when hospital managers do not have sole control of their budget allocations and various departmental officials can move funds around in total contravention of national policy for delegation of financial powers, hospital managers cannot be held accountable for the services they are rendering, or for the finances of the hospitals;
3) recognises that no proper financial planning can take place nor can food, medicine or medical supply orders be placed if one is unsure of available funding for the year;
4) further notes that in the case of one hospital in particular, 25% of their budget was retained for the last quarter of the financial year and this hospital was stripped of its right to careful and diligent financial planning and management, thereby starting the new financial year with a deficit of outstanding accounts; and
5) fears a shortage of medical supplies and food in the hospitals in the Eastern Cape by the end of June, and if this is not addressed immediately, the Eastern Cape will have a Fifa World Cup scandal of note.
Yes, hon Chief Whip?
Chairperson, members should differentiate between a statement and a motion. I think we should all be told that our motions are only allowed to be one and a half minutes.
I am watching the time. She is still in time. Anyway, she moved it as a motion. Is there anybody objecting to that? Do you object? In light of the objection, the motion may not be proceeded with. The motion without notice will now become a notice of motion.