Celebrating 30 years of uniting nurses

DENOSA North-West condemns abuse and physical assault of night-shift nurses at two community health centres in Mahikeng and Schweizer-Reneke.

Media statement.Tuesday, 06 October 2026. MMABATHO – The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in North-West condemns in the strongest terms the two regrettable incidents where nurses were abused and physically assaulted in two separate incidents at two community health centres on Sunday and Monday morning in Mahikeng and Schweizer-Reneke respectively. DENOSA calls on … Read more

𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗦 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟭-𝟮𝟮 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸, 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮.

DENOSA will be hosting a Two-Day 4th BRICS Nursing Conference, on 21 and 22 October 2026, at the Emperor’s Palace in Kempton Park. On the sidelines of this BRICS Nursing Conference will be a BRICS Nursing Forum Meeting, to be attended by government leaders from the BRICS nations as well as leaders from national nursing … Read more

DENOSA National Gender Structure welcomes President Ramaphosa’s 4-Point Plan to deal with GBVF scourge.

Media statement. Wednesday, 30 September 2026. PRETORIA – The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) National Gender structure notes and warmly welcomes last night’s address to the nation by State President, Cyril Ramaphosa, on the killings of women and his announcement of government’s 4-Point Plan to fight the scourge of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide … Read more

DENOSA congratulates its President for his election as Vice-President of Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Federation (CNMF) at its meeting in India.

Media statement. Thursday, 24 September 2026. DENOSA congratulates its President for his election as Vice-President of Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Federation (CNMF) at its meeting in India. PRETORIA – The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) congratulates its current President, Simon Hlungwani, for his election as the Vice-President of the Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives … Read more

DENOSA NW welcomes the ruling by Labour Court on the payment of 8% Rural Allowance to assistant nurses in rural facilities.

Media statement. Tuesday, 04 August 2026. MMABATHO – The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in North West warmly welcomes yesterday’s ruling by the Johannesburg Labour Court on the review application by Department of Health in North West of the Public Health Social Development Bargaining Council (PHSDSBC) arbitration award to DENOSA to have an … Read more

DENOSA Deputy President and Health MEC to address Northern Cape nurses at International Nurses Day event in Kimberley on 15 May 2026.

MEDIA ALERT.Thursday, 14 May 2026. KIMBERLEY – The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Afrixa (DENOSA) and the Northern Cape Department of Health will be co-hosting the International Nurses Day (IND) event for the nurses of the province at the Horse Shoe Hotel in Kimberley on 15 May 2026 at 08h30 am. This year’s IND is … Read more

COSATU AND FEDUSA TO BRIEF MEDIA ON MAJOR DEVELOPMENT IN GEMS CAMPAIGN

MEDIA BRIEFING INVITATIONFor immediate release COSATU and FEDUSA will brief the media tomorrow morning (7 May 2026) on a major development in the GEMS campaign. The briefing follows months of intense engagement, formal demands, legal and institutional pressure, and direct intervention by organised labour on behalf of public servants affected by the unaffordable GEMS contribution … Read more

DENOSA Mpumalanga wants the Provincial Department of Health to Employ the nurses who graduated today.

Media statement Friday, 05TH September 2025 Mbombela – The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in Mpumalanga is disappointed on the Department of health for failing to appoint the nurses who graduated today the 05th September 2025. This is the second time in the history of the province, that the government has spend state … Read more

DENOSA DEMANDING JUSTICE, FAIRNESS AND CONSISTENCY IN THE NORTHERN CAPE MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL AND ROBERT MANGALISO SOBUKWE HOSPITAL INCIDENTS AND IMPROVED STATE OF HEALTH IN THE NORTHERN CAPE.

MEDIA STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: THURSDAY, 07 AUGUST 2025 SUBJECT: DENOSA DEMANDING JUSTICE, FAIRNESS AND CONSISTENCY IN THE NORTHERN CAPE MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL AND ROBERT MANGALISO SOBUKWE HOSPITAL INCIDENTS AND IMPROVED STATE OF HEALTH IN THE NORTHERN CAPE. The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) notes the Office of Health Ombudsman’s Report on … Read more

2025 Strategic Planning Meeting

The Democratic Nurses Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) is currently convened at the Southern Sun Hotel in Kempton Park from 9 to 11 July 2025 for StrategicPlanning meeting. In attendance are the National Office Bearers, Provincial Office Bearers from all nine provinces, and Divisional Heads from the operational side and Gender NOBs. This Strategic Planning … Read more