Construction of new R240m psychiatric hospital in Port Shepstone to begin soon
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09-07-2026
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Construction of a R240m psychiatric hospital in Port Shepstone will improve mental healthcare access and create 230 local jobs.
The construction of a psychiatric hospital in Port Shepstone is set to get underway in the coming months.
The KZN Public Works Department officially handed over the site for the 240-million-rand construction project on Tuesday.
MEC Martin Meyer says this will improve access to specialised mental healthcare.
Meyer says statistics also show that 80% of people in KZN living with depression and mental health issues do not get the help they need.
He says the construction project's expected to create 230 job opportunities.
" To the officials of our department and to our contractors, the health department has put their trust in us, and I know we are up to the task. I trust you. The HOD trusts you. Our people trust you. This is our time to rise to new heights, and I know we can do it.
"This hospital will stand not only as a monument to quality healthcare in this district, but as a monument to the momentous step forward the KZN Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has taken"
Government targets construction mafia
Macpherson says Cabinet has approved a new national framework to prevent construction mafia groups from disrupting infrastructure projects before they get underway.
The Integrated Social Facilitation Framework will standardise how the government engages communities before construction begins.
"This framework is designed to address community protests before they start, project disruptions, vandalism, delays and security risks by promoting structured community participation, through the infrastructure projects cycle. It introduces a professionalised and coordinated approach to social facilitation."
The framework is built on progress already seen in KwaZulu-Natal, where monthly construction site disruptions have fallen from more than 60 incidents to fewer than 10.
Macpherson says the policy forms part of the government's broader crackdown on construction-related extortion.
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