Nehawu
Cosatu resolves not to abandon ANC ahead of local govt elections
It told journalists that postponing the upcoming elections would only serve to prolong ongoing corruption across the country’s municipalities.
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Nehawu welcomes Health Dept deal with Pfizer for 20m COVID-19 vaccine doses
The 'Business Day' is reporting that delivery is expected from the middle of the month.
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Nehawu KZN won’t campaign for ANC in upcoming elections over workers’ salaries
The union said if government failed to act, it would proceed with its plan of not campaigning for the African National Congress during the local government elections later this year.
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EC Nehawu calls for MEC Gomba to step aside following her arrest
Health MEC Sindiswa Gomba is out on bail after she was arrested on charges relating to fraud, money laundering, and contravention of Municipal Financial Management Act.
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Honour Cuban doctors & increase salaries for SA health workers - Nehawu
Cabinet approved the suggestion by President Cyril Ramaphosa to nominate the Cuban doctors who helped South Africa in the fight against COVID-19 the last few months.
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Unions say court ruling on 2018 wage agreement riddled with errors in law
Sadtu general secretary Mugwena Maluleke said that the findings, if left unchallenged, could lead to a situation where Treasury could at any point pull out of wage agreements with employers in the state.
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Nehawu welcomes procurement of 1.5 million vaccine doses for frontline workers
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Thursday announced the first 1 million doses would be delivered later this month from the Serum Institute of India, followed by an additional half a million doses in February.
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Nehawu flags concern about capacity at Gauteng hospitals
The union said it had hoped the Provincial Command Council would provide answers on how Gauteng planned to tackle the expected increase in COVID numbers. However, the briefing scheduled for Thursday was postponed indefinitely.
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Nehawu wants plans on how Gauteng govt will manage rising COVID-19 cases
Gauteng is predicted to experience a significant spike in COVID-19 infections as the January wave is expected to hit the province as holidaymakers return home.
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Nehawu: Conditions for health workers in Gauteng hospitals are dire
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union warned that hospitals did not have the capacity to deal with the influx of patients with the virus.
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Discovery Health explains how it will vaccinate its members against COVID-19
The private medical health scheme announced last month that it will fund a COVID-19 vaccine for two million of its members.
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'We are in trouble' - Nehawu urges govt to hasten vaccine roll-out
The union has slammed Health Minister Zweli Mkhize's vaccine roll-out plan, saying it lacked details and was very ambiguous.
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Nehawu: Govt’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan lack details & timelines
The union said the plan announced by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize night did not set out a clear logistical roll-out for vaccination.
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Nehawu threatens to render SA health system ungovernable if demands aren’t met
The union has held marches in parts of the country to demand that the workers be permanently employed.
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Nehawu to strike today for permanent employment of community health workers
The union wants government to give workers the benefits that all other government employees have.
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Nehawu threaten indefinite strike if community health workers not made permanent
Workers affiliated with the union are expected to go on a nationwide strike on Thursday demanding government permanently employ workers and pay all government benefits.
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Nehawu: SA’s overstretched healthcare system won’t survive second COVID wave
The union held a briefing where they announced they would be leading the nationwide marches by community healthcare workers on Thursday.
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Nehawu to march on Thursday over public servant salary increases
The union's general secretary, Zola Saphetha, said that the union would march this coming Thursday when the Health Council was meeting.
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Nehawu members end NSFAS strike after wage agreement reached
The strike started on 5 October at the NSFAS offices in Cape Town following a negotiation deadlock.
