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FILE: Nurse Salome Nkoana, acting operational manager of COVID-19 ward at the Tembisa Hospital, checks the history of a patient infected with COVID-19 in Tembisa, on March 2, 2021. Picture: Guillem Sartorio / AFP

Hospersa

With budget cuts looming, Hospersa calls for better appreciation of nurses

By Bernadette Wicks

Hospersa has raised concerns about Health Minister Joe Phaahla's announcement this week that the department's budget was expected to decrease by 2% over the...

  • FILE: Four Tygerberg Hospital staff members have died of COVID-19 related symptoms. Picture: EWN.

    Hospersa to hold another meeting with Tygerberg Hospital over worker safety

    The union previously called for the closure of the Western Cape's biggest medical facility until the correct health and safety protocols have been put in place, which would allow for a safe return for workers.

    798 days ago
  • Petronella Benjamin. Picture: Supplied

    Aunty Nellie: the WC's first health worker to die of COVID-19

    The Western Cape is struggling with the pandemic, and healthcare workers in the province are at the forefront of this problem.

    803 days ago
  • Picture: EWN.

    COVID-19: Hospersa calls on govt to consider tax break for health officials

    With more than 60,000 members, the union said this would encourage health workers who were putting their lives on the line during the fight against COVID-19.

    850 days ago
  • FILE: Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. Picture: GCIS.

    Union: Aaron Motsoaledi downplaying crisis in health sector

    Malegapuru Makgoba has called for a national health indaba to prevent the total collapse of the national Health Department.

    1530 days ago
  • An SANDF members inside the Mahikeng Provincial Hospital where services have been affected by ongoing protests as professionals embark on a strike. Picture: Masechaba Sefularo/EWN

    Ramaphosa asked to urgently solve 'Supra conundrum' to stop NW health crisis

    In the letter to the president, Hospersa calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa to prioritise the crises in the North West.

    1557 days ago
  • FILE: A Western Cape health paramedic. Picture: EWN

    Trade unions to march to Parly over increased attacks on paramedics

    Hospersa says withdrawing paramedics from some of the Cape’s most dangerous areas is not an easy decision to make.

    1716 days ago
  • FILE: An EMS paramedic responds to a call. Picture: EWN

    Unions planning mass march against attacks on EMS workers

    Trade unions Hospersa and Fedusa will march to Parliament under the banner: 'Workers Lives Matter'.

    1718 days ago
  • FILE: A paramedic reports a new patient to the control room at Tygerberg Hospital. Picture: EWN

    Hospersa threatens to withdraw EMS staff in the Cape

    The union's Noel Desfontaines says government and police appear to be passing the buck when it comes to dealing with attacks on emergency personnel.

    1740 days ago
  • Tshugulu Lodge at the Mapungubwe National Park in Limpopo. Picture: Twitter/@SanParks.

    SANParks puts contingency plans in place amid strike

    More than 2,000 employees officially began their strike on 25 July 2017 after a dispute over salary increases.

    1845 days ago
  • The Kruger National Park. Picture: @SANParksKNP/Twitter

    SANParks wage strike to continue until wage demands met

    Workers are demanding a 7.7% increment across the board while SANParks has only offered 7.1%.

    1845 days ago
  • FILE: The Kruger National Park. Picture: @SANParksKNP/Twitter.

    SANParks postpones bookings for 2018

    People hoping to go on holiday at any of SANParks won’t be able to book their vacations in advance because of a labour dispute.

    1849 days ago
  • The Kruger National Park. Picture: @SANParksKNP/Twitter

    Union Hospersa to resume wage talks with SANParks

    Workers affiliated to the union postponed their strike over salaries.

    1854 days ago
  • The Kruger National Park. Picture: @SANParksKNP/Twitter

    SANParks workers set to strike over salary dispute

    SANParks has refused to revise its offer of 7% while employees affiliated to the health and other services personnel trade union of South Africa are demanding 9%.

    1858 days ago
  • Addo Elephant National Park. Picture: Addo Elephant National Park

    Union gears up for strike at national parks

    Workers affiliated to Hospersa are demanding a 9% increase.

    1859 days ago
  • FILE: The union says officers at the Tygerberg Forensic Pathology unit alerted them to the problem. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN.

    Hospersa seeks probe into unsupervised autopsies

    The union raised a red flag around allegations of malpractice at a Cape Town mortuary.

    2429 days ago
  • FILE: Hospersa slams the Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal health departments for failing to pay bills. Picture: EWN

    Health departments fail to settle bills

    Hospersa slams the Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal health departments for failing to pay bills.

    3068 days ago
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