Health Minister’s comments on unemployed doctors regrettable and raises concerns on the implementation of the NHI

The South African Medical Association Trade Union (SAMATU) expresses deep concern and disappointment over the ongoing issue of unemployed doctors who have completed their community service, a matter that remains unaddressed despite repeated calls for resolution. In just a day, SAMATU has documented a staggering 450 doctors who have completed their community service and remain […]

Public service unions to give feedback this week on government’s revised 5% wage offer

BL Premium reports that unions representing more than 1.3-million public servants are this week expected to provide feedback on a revised three-year wage offer tabled by the state at the Public Service Co-ordinating Bargaining Council (PSCBC). Parties met on Wednesday at the PSCBC where the government revised its wage offer from 4.7% to 5% for 2025/26, […]

City of Joburg employees injured in Samwu strike

SABC News writes that Several City of Johannesburg employees affiliated to the South African Municipal Worker’s Union (SAMWU) have been injured after the police fired rubber bullets at protesting workers. SAMWU members had barricaded several roads in the Braamfontein area yesterday afternoon, causing traffic disruptions that affected various routes including the M1 Highway. They were demanding […]

DENOSA wants Gauteng Health MEC to urgently intervene at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital

EWN reports that Nursing union DENOSA has raised alarm over poor hygiene conditions at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, blaming an ongoing linen shortage allegedly caused by malfunctioning laundry equipment. Healthcare workers say the pile-up of soiled linen in corridors and units has become a daily sight, compromising cleanliness and patient care. DENOSA said […]

DENOSA criticises lack of security at N Cape Health facilities

SABC News reports that the Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in the Northern Cape has raised concerns over the lack of security at health facilities, following the stabbing of a 23-year-old man at the Galeshewe Day Hospital on Sunday. DENOSA Northern Cape Chairperson Derek Sak says repeated requests to the provincial Health Department to address […]

Calls for the inclusion of disabled people in SA’s job market

SABC News writes that Lobby group, Disabled People South Africa (DPSA), has called on government and the private sector to do more to ensure that people with disabilities are included in the labour market. The organisation has expressed its disappointment over the low representation of people with disabilities in the Limpopo Public Works, Roads, and Infrastructure […]

FS healthcare contract workers demand to be reinstated

SABC News reports that Free State healthcare contract workers whose employment was terminated are demanding reinstatement. They were employed at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and their contracts were not renewed at the end of October. The frustrated workers marched to ANC’s Kaizer Sebothelo building to demand answers. Government says R49 million has been made […]