Health and social development in Johannesburg council, June to September 2026

What the record covers and June sittings

This page covers 12 chapters tagged with health and social development across 5 sitting days, from 24 June 2026 to 30 September 2026. Only transcribed sittings are covered on this page about health, clinics, HIV and social development in council.

On 24 June 2026, items 45 to 60, oversight visit reports of Section 79 committees, were noted without speakers, and no objection is recorded. 24 Jun 07:48:55 On 25 June 2026, the Speaker introduced Items 1 to 4, quarter three performance assessment reports for the Community Development cluster, and the recording ends during Cllr Mokome's opening remarks. 25 Jun 05:45:47

Health and Social Development Q3 reports

On 22 July 2026, the Secretary read items 17, 18 and 19 together: the Health and Social Development Q3 performance reports and the Section 79 oversight report. 22 Jul 05:35:00 A councillor from the Health committee tabled items 17 to 19 because Cllr Mogapi, the Health member in charge, was absent. 22 Jul 05:35:00

On items 17 to 19, the ACDP welcomed 80% performance but raised concern over TB outcomes, deaths in Region D and capital spending. 22 Jul 05:36:38 ActionSA described the Health and Social Development departments as near collapse and cited unpaid suppliers and halted projects. 22 Jul 05:36:38 On items 17 to 19, the UDM, PA and ANC noted the reports, while the DA attacked 30 years of ANC governance. 22 Jul 05:36:38 Cllr Moshapo said ActionSA would pay service providers on time and direct Health and Social Development funds to where they are needed most. 22 Jul 05:36:38 promise

MMC Makhafola responded on items 17 to 19 on TB follow-up, clinic water and electricity backup, and the e-health pilot, and challenged ActionSA's claims of clinic collapse. 22 Jul 05:46:05 The recommendations on items 17, 18 and 19 were put to council and taken as agreed, with no objection heard. 22 Jul 05:46:05

Clinics raised in oral questions

On 27 August 2026, a DA oral question on Nowana Clinic was withdrawn because the clinic issue had been resolved. 27 Aug 00:09:18 Cllr Nkonyeni (ActionSA) asked when the evacuation of the Florence Nightingale building in Hillbrow would be finalised. 27 Aug 00:09:18 The responding MMC said the Florence Nightingale building evacuation order was granted but alternative accommodation was the obstacle, with the building third on the list. 27 Aug 00:09:18

Cllr Modukanene (ActionSA) asked why the reported completion percentage for the New Turffontein Clinic moved from 71% to 55% to 75%, and about spend, budget and completion. 27 Aug 00:16:45 The MMC for Development Planning said the drop in New Turffontein Clinic completion came from the replacement contractor being measured from a new baseline. 27 Aug 00:16:45 The MMC for Development Planning said R29.4 million had been spent on the New Turffontein Clinic, with an approved budget of R30 million against an actual R45 million. 27 Aug 00:16:45 Cllr Eunice Mgcina, MMC for Development Planning, said the department committed to completing the New Turffontein Clinic by the end of September, October at the latest. 27 Aug 00:16:45 promise

HIV/AIDS conditional grant (R35.178 million)

Item 36 on 27 August 2026 was the acceptance of a R35.178 million HIV/AIDS conditional grant from the Gauteng Provincial Treasury for the Jozi Ihlomile door-to-door programme. 27 Aug 01:20:00 On item 36, the ACDP asked for monthly reports and a breakdown of previous spending, and the UDM, ActionSA, EFF and ANC supported the grant. 27 Aug 01:20:00 MMC Makhafola said Zola Clinic is provincial and that the city would continue to escalate the Zola Clinic complaints with the province. 27 Aug 01:20:00 promise The recommendations of item 36, the HIV/AIDS conditional grant, on page 36.5 were agreed to. 27 Aug 01:20:00

Social development strategy and policy items

On 30 September 2026, MMC Makhafola presented item 6, the Skills Development Strategy of the City of Johannesburg. 30 Sept 04:53:47 The DA said the Skills Development Strategy lacked implementation and financial plans and that the DA could not support item 6. 30 Sept 04:53:47 On item 6, FF+ abstained, the DA voted no, the APC did not respond, and the Speaker declared the item carried. 30 Sept 04:53:47

Item 7, the Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Strategy of the Department of Social Development, was presented by MMC Makhafola and supported by the ACDP and UDM. 30 Sept 05:08:32 The DA said it would not support the Gender-Based Violence and Femicide Strategy in its current form because it lacks costing, targets and named responsibilities. 30 Sept 05:08:32 On item 7, FF+ abstained, the DA voted no, the remaining responding parties said yes, and the item was carried. 30 Sept 05:08:32

On item 24, the reviewed social burial policy, Cllr Hlatshwayo (ANC) said it raises the annual threshold from 250 to 500 cases and supports child-headed households. 30 Sept 08:29:49 Cllr Harris (ACDP) welcomed the reviewed social burial policy and suggested PR councillors also be allowed to support applications. 30 Sept 08:29:49 MMC Mabaso responded on item 24 for the absent MMC Makhafola and asked for support. 30 Sept 08:29:49

On item 25, the reviewed NGO Empowerment Policy, Cllr B. Jacobs (DA) said the policy needs proper scrutiny by the Section 79 Committee. 30 Sept 08:40:18 MMC Mabaso said the NGO Empowerment Policy is a review of a 2010 policy and that implementation follows the MFMA. 30 Sept 08:40:18

Later records on promises

A City of Johannesburg newsroom article of 11 October 2026 said the Health Department officially launched its eHealth System on 9 October 2026 at Claremont Clinic in Region B. City, 11 Oct An automated check linked that eHealth article to MMC Makhafola's statement that the electronic patient health record system was being implemented at 14 more clinics in the coming few months. City, 11 Oct promise

A City of Johannesburg newsroom article of 29 September 2026 said construction had resumed on the new Turffontein Clinic. City, 29 Sept An automated check linked the 29 September 2026 article to the MMC for Development Planning's commitment to complete the New Turffontein Clinic by the end of September. City, 29 Sept promise

The JDA Q2 2025/26 report, published 4 March 2026, lists the New Turfontein Clinic with 75% progress on page 74, matched to the Turffontein promise by AI and checked by hand. JDA Q2 2025/26, p. 74 JDA Q2 2025/26, p. 74 promise The New Turfontein Clinic also appears on page 125 of the JDA Q2 2025/26 report and on page 116 of the SDBIP 2026/27, published 1 June 2026. JDA Q2 2025/26, p. 125 SDBIP 2026/27, p. 116