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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 87417, member: 27"] Blocked oversight visits and crumbling clinic infrastructure are fueling ANC accusations that 17 years of DA rule have gutted Western Cape public healthcare. ANC says oversight visits are getting stonewalled [LIST] [*]ANC MP Nobulumko Nkondlo told the Standing Committee on Health that facility visits are being delayed or blocked. [*]She argued the DA administration is shielding real conditions from legislative scrutiny. [*]Communities in Manenberg, Gugulethu, and Khayelitsha reportedly feel completely abandoned. [*]Patients endure hours-long waits while clinics run dry on basic medication. [/LIST] DA's 17-year healthcare record is under fire [LIST] [*]The DA has governed the Western Cape since 2009 without interruption. [*]Critics say fast-growing informal settlements still lack adequate district hospitals. [*]Groote Schuur and Tygerberg hospitals are buckling under mounting pressure. [*]Township clinics remain overcrowded, understaffed, and prone to early closures. [/LIST] Families in poor areas are bearing the brunt [LIST] [*]Mothers in Khayelitsha line up at 5 a.m. and wait until midday for basic treatment. [*]Rural residents in the Overberg and Garden Route travel long distances for specialist care. [*]Broken equipment, leaking roofs, and ambulance shortages define everyday reality. [*]The province's tourism-driven wealth barely trickles down to working-class health services. [/LIST] ANC is pushing hard for concrete changes [LIST] [*]The party wants immediate expansion of oversight visits and faster construction timelines. [*]Hiring more doctors and nurses is a top-priority demand from the ANC caucus. [*]National Health Insurance debates add a broader context to the provincial standoff. [*]Four consecutive DA election wins make this a politically charged battleground. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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