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10 April 2008
DENOSA angry at the running of illegal nursing school in Libode
The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa is angry and revolted at the continuing corruption around the running of illegal nursing schools, with the latest incident being the Mary Grace Training Centre in Libode, Eastern Cape.
We reiterate that the nursing profession is already confronted with massive obstacles that include gross staff shortages. Therefore it cannot be correct to allow individuals who want to empower themselves financially to continue with these barbaric acts of running illegal nursing colleges.
Such incidents impact adversely in the human resource process with regards to the nursing profession. Moreover it is also discouraging school leavers in taking nursing as their career of choice.
DENOSA emphasises that this incident is not in isolation.
We call for immediate closure of this so called nursing school in Libode. In addition, we call for the arrest of the culprits and the law to take its course thus making certain that they are punished severely. In this way even other individuals who are running or even contemplating to run these illegal nursing schools will be discouraged.
We have learnt that there were 153 student nurses who enrolled in this illegal school and each was ripped off R2000 for registration only, which in total amounts to about R306 000 pocketed by the culprits.
DENOSA therefore demands urgent investigation on this matter
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Issued by:
Asanda Fongqo
DENOSA Communications Officer
Tel. no. 012 343 2315 Ext 235
Cell no. 079 875 2663
E-mail fongqoa@denosa.org.za