nursing

Bhekisisa NewsAmy Green | 2013-11-08 08:05:00

In August the book Empty Hands: The Life of Sister Abegail Ntleko, was published. In the introduction of the self authored book, Archbishop Desmond Tutu wrote: "Hers is a remarkable tale of what it means to be fully human. It is people like Sister Abegail who usher in a...

SA's midwives chart a new course

Bhekisisa NewsIna Skosana | 2013-09-06 00:00:00

The young woman stands hesitantly at the entrance to the ultrasound room in the maternity ward of Tonga District Hospital, close to the Komati...

Bara nursing college closed indefinitely

NationalSapa | 2013-01-16 13:52:00

Health MEC Hope Papo said on Wednesday students were expected to vacate the college by Wednesday afternoon. The closure of the college follows a...

Nursing scarred by negligence

NewsFelicity Levine | 2011-10-28 11:05:00

In the wild, when an animal is sickly, the others sometimes abandon it or kill it. The thrust is towards survival of the species rather than...

Plan to improve nursing in SA

NewsJohannesburg | 2011-04-07 18:41:00

A three-day national nursing summit has developed a plan of action to improve the profession, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Thursday....

A profession in need of a cure

News | 2010-05-17 12:16:00

Chronic staff shortages, bad working conditions, inadequate training, lack of professional ethics -- no one is in any doubt that matters are...

Cash injection for nursing

NationalStaff Reporter | 2008-12-18 06:00:00

Nursing education in South Africa is to receive a R70-million boost in the next four years with a donation from international donor organisation...

Nursing a career

NewsCheryl Nikodem | 2008-10-20 16:10:00

Professional nurses and midwives are often referred to as the backbone of the health system and it is well documented that there is a global...

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