State-of-the-art hospital in South Africa standing empty after 10 years and R2.8 billion

[BusinessTech]

State-of-the-art hospital in South Africa standing empty after 10 years and R2.8 billion

The construction of the new Mapulaneng Regional Hospital in Mpumalanga has been delayed.

 

[Bad Ballie]

Nothing new, do an article on the Covid wards that were "built" most of which were never finished, or were only finished after covid was exposed.

 

[Jam Sandwich]

What are idiots bitchin about?

This is “attributable to the liquidation process of the contractor on Phase 3A, as well as the prolonged community-related disruptions,” he said.

 

[thestaggy]

I'm no civil engineer, but 10-years to build a hospital?

Construction of the new hospital commenced in phases in 2016, with a full contractual completion date of July 2026.

 

[Agent_Smith]

I'm no civil engineer, but 10-years to build a hospital?

Same company that built Medupi and Kusile

 

[thestaggy]

Same company that built Medupi and Kusile

On a serious note, I can understand a massive coal or nuclear power station taking 5 - 10 years to build (global average seems to be 6-years for something Medupi/Kusile size) as there is some serious engineering going on there.