Media Statments

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

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

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

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

Media statement Wednesday, 09 February 2022 JOHANNESBURG – The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in Gauteng condemns in the strongest terms the fatal shooting of a nurse at Tembisa Hospital this morning by an on-duty police officer, and hopes the Department will now henceforth reconsider allowing armed police officers to enter healthcare facilities … Read more

Media statement Thursday, 03 February 2022 JOHANNESBURG – The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in Gauteng strongly condemns the retrenchment of 749 newly qualified professional nurses who have just concluded their community service in the province at a time when they should be easing the pressure of staff shortage and long queues in … Read more

Media statement Tuesday, 01 February 2022 BLOEMFONTEIN – The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) in the Free State welcomes the ruling by the Special Tribunal in the shady PPE procurement in the Free State, which saw only three out of 32 contracted suppliers supplying the Department of Health with PPE that is below … Read more

Media statement Saturday, 29 January 2022 PRETORIA – The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) welcomes the new report by the International Council of Nurses (ICN) on the global shortage of nurses and calls on the delinquent and ignorant South African government, once again, to heed the recommendations of this important report for individual … Read more

Media Alert Thursday, 02 December 2021 MBOMBELA – The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) Student Movement in Mpumalanga will hold its 7th Provincial Congress from 4 to 5 December at Nutting House Lodge in Mbombela, which will be addressed by Mpumalanga Health MEC, DENOSA Deputy General Secretary and COSATU Young Workers Forum among … Read more