{"id":46257,"date":"2025-02-27T11:53:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T09:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/samora-machel-clinic-construction-underway-completion-set-for-2028-20250227\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:14:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:14:15","slug":"samora-machel-clinic-construction-underway-completion-set-for-2028-20250227","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/samora-machel-clinic-construction-underway-completion-set-for-2028-20250227\/","title":{"rendered":"Samora Machel Clinic construction underway, completion set for 2028"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Department of Health and Wellness has started construction on a long-awaited clinic in Samora Machel, expected to be completed in 2028.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ward 33 councillor Lungisa Somdaka says the facility will provide much-needed healthcare services, reducing the need for residents to travel long distances.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The project is also creating job opportunities, benefiting the local community, and aiming to uplift one of the metro\u2019s most disadvantaged areas.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The construction of the clinic in Samora Machel is underway after the site was handed over by the Department of Health and Wellness in September last year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project is expected to be completed in 2028. (\u201cSamora Machel welcomes new health facility: Construction underway for 2026\u201d, City Vision, 28 November 2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ward 33 councillor Lungisa Somdaka said the construction of the facility is long overdue.He said it would make a difference to the local community who struggled to get health services.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a huge relief to the community. They will no longer have to go long distances for medical attention,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCurrently, some of the residents go to Mzamomhle Clinic in Philippi or Hanover Park Day Clinic when they need services.\u201dSomdaka stated that the construction had created many job opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He described Samora Machel as one of the most disadvantaged communities in the metro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is a high crime and unemployment rate in the area. 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