The representative from the Public Service Commission (PSC), Mr Mafanya, indicated that visits were undertaken to service delivery sites, including clinics. It was reported that some clinics were running on prepaid electricity and the Provincial Department of Health did not provide money as and when requested. The Committee noted this as a serious concern, as the rural people mainly rely on clinics for health care services. The PSC further reported that, in some cases there were maternity wards that were heated with paraffin heaters. In two clinics in the O.R. Tambo District there was no water despite having taps about 20 meters from the clinic. In this case there was piping done from the tap to the clinic but no connection. The Commission had sampled these clinics and was of the view that the observed trends were typical in the province.