The New Age reports that the SA Nursing Council (SANC) has threatened to take legal action against the Democratic Nursing Organisation of SA (Denosa) for what it calls a malicious and callous statement made by the trade union.  

This after the union claimed a nurse collapsed last month while queuing to renew her licence at the council’s only office in Pretoria.  She later died in hospital, Denosa said.  Acting SANC registrar Sizeni Mchunu said:  “The statement is devoid of fact.  The SANC states no person has ever passed away within the boundaries of its premises and certainly not due to long queues and drawn out processes.  The onus is on Denosa to produce documentary evidence supporting its allegation.”  The council has given Denosa 24 hours to issue a formal apology and to retract “false statements” against it.  Denosa general secretary Oscar Phaka responded:  “Denosa owes SANC no apology or evidence and they are at liberty to exercise their legal right.”

• Read this report by Lerato Diale in full at The New Age

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