Celebrating 30 years of uniting nurses

DENOSA Western Cape statement on fatal shooting of two patients and a cop at New Somerset Hospital 

Media statement  Monday, 09 May 2022 CAPE TOWN – The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in the Western Cape is saddened to learn of Saturday night’s fatal shooting of two patients and a police officer at New Somerset Hospital in Cape Town and calls for the immediate release from duty of a nurse … Read more

DENOSA encourages workers to join the May Day rallies in provinces in defense of their rights 

Media statement Thursday, 28 April 2022  PRETORIA – The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) will be joining millions of workers in commemorating International Workers Day on 1 May to highlight the exploitation of workers and continuing attack on collective bargaining by employers, including the government as the biggest employer of nurses, and calls … Read more

DENOSA in KwaZulu is appealing to all DENOSA members, business community and community at large for their assistance with donations 

DENOSA in KwaZulu is appealing to all DENOSA members, business community and community at large for their assistance with donations of items for distribution to the recent KZN floods victims. The floods affected community members negatively, including healthcare workers whose homes were wiped away with their belongings and medication. With the shortage of water in … Read more

International Nurses Day, 12 May 2022

                 International Nurses Day on 12 May, released by the International Council of Nurses (ICN)  International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every 12 May, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. ICN commemorates this important day each year.  With the theme Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Invest in nursing and respect rights to … Read more

DENOSA KZN calls for clearance of routes to health facilities affected by floods

Media statement Thursday, 14 April 2022    DURBAN – As the province of KwaZulu-Natal is left to count the costs of the floods which affected thousands of people and damaged amenities, the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in KwaZulu-Natal would like to call on the government to prioritize the clearing of routes to … Read more

DENOSA concerned with unavailability of specialty courses for nurses in SA universities and colleges this year as they are still on SAQA queue 

Media statement  Monday, 21 February 2022  PRETORIA – with cases of Gender-Based Violence, motor vehicle accidents and medicolegal cases emanating from maternity sections on the increase in the country, the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) is extremely concerned that there is currently no avenue to upskill local nurses on specialty courses at any … Read more

Health-related areas from the SONA 2022 Speech

During the past year, we have focused on accelerating our vaccine rollout. So far, we have administered 30 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Consequently, nearly 42% of all adults and 60% of everyone over 50 is fully vaccinated. We are now ready to enter a new phase in our management of the pandemic. It is … Read more

DENOSA Gauteng warns the public of a scam seeking donations for the deceased nurse

Media statement Friday, 11 February 2022 JOHANNESBURG – The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in Gauteng wishes to warn the public about a circulating scam on social media platforms, purporting to seek both monetary and material donations for the family of the nurse who was fatally shot at Tembisa Hospital two days ago. … Read more

DENOSA had hoped government would hold SONA virtually to save millions for unemployed essential public servants.

Media statement Wednesday, 09 February 2022 PRETORIA – Given the skyrocketing unemployment rate in South Africa which is wreaking havoc in both public and private sectors and leaving many families below the breadline, the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) was hoping that the government would think of the most convenient and prudent way … Read more