The Mayibuye Clinic in Munsieville, Krugersdorp, remains an abandoned concrete slab and pillars 16 years after it was first promised, with more than R7.8 million of an approximately R60 million budget already spent. eNCA reported on 11 September 2026 that the site is overgrown and guarded only to prevent vandalism, after the original contractor was terminated in September 2021.
Krugersdorp News reported on 6 February 2026 that planning for the clinic began in 2015 and the first contractor only started on-site work in 2019. The contractor spent 1,150 days on site before the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development ended the contract for poor performance and mismanagement.
A new team of service providers was appointed in February 2022, but the project has still not reached completion. eNCA footage showed weeds growing between the pillars and no active construction at the Munsieville site.
“With a lack of skill and expertise in the public sector, it is no surprise that infrastructure backlogs in Gauteng will not be significantly reduced within the next 15 years.”
DA Gauteng Shadow MEC for Infrastructure Development Alan Fuchs made the comment in February 2026. He was responding to the latest delay at the Mayibuye Clinic.
“It is unacceptable that the Mayibuye Clinic remains incomplete due to the department’s failure to appoint qualified contractors and perform proper project management and oversight inspection.”
DA MPL and spokesperson for the Infrastructure Development Portfolio Committee Khathutshelo Rasilingwane said this in a March 2025 statement. The party has criticised the GDID for failing to deliver infrastructure on time, within budget, or with value for money.
Residents of Munsieville continue to travel to Sterkfontein Hospital or other distant facilities, where they face long queues because the local clinic is not operational. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has acknowledged poor health service delivery in the province and promised better oversight of infrastructure projects.
eNCA reported construction may have begun as early as 2017, but Krugersdorp News and DA records consistently place the start at 2019; the department has not clarified the discrepancy. The exact reasons for the termination have also not been confirmed directly by the GDID or the Department of Health in the available reports.
CapeFlats.co.za has not independently verified the site conditions and is relying on reporting by eNCA and Krugersdorp News. We are checking with the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development and will update this story when the department responds.