Nehawu
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...
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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.
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DHET defends extension of NSFAS administrator Carolissen’s tenure
The National Education Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) has accused Carollisen of mismanaging the R35 billion state-funded scheme for marginalised tertiary students.
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Nehawu tells Parliament NSFAS administrator Randal Carolissen must resign
While the union says the NSFAS administrator has mismanaged the fund, Randal Carolissen said there was evidence that the opposite was true.
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Nehawu to brief Parliament on claims of NSFAS maladministration
Nehawu took issue with NSFAS administrator Dr Randall Carolissen, who they accused of mismanaging the institution.
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No clarity over Nehawu, Ramaphosa meeting
Nehawu assured that it will give its members an update on what transpired during discussions behind closed doors with the president on Friday.
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Govt, Nehawu to continue to engage over health workers' concerns - Presidency
Nehawu leadership met with President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday.
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Nehawu says it’s looking forward to meeting Ramaphosa to discuss grievances
Nehawu members protested outside the Union Buildings on Monday.
