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The Witness reports that KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane recently released for appointment 20 funded medical officer positions, so delivering on a promise she made to the group of unemployed doctors who have been protesting for jobs outside the Natalia Building or the Premier’s office for the past two weeks.
While representatives for the group of unemployed doctors welcomed the move, they called for more to be done. “We know it might not be possible to give jobs to all those who are unemployed due to budget constraints that the department and province are grappling with; however, advertising just 20 posts is unacceptable as we estimate that 140 qualified doctors are unemployed in KZN,” representative Nosihle Hlophe said. She said the sit-in would continue until their call for more employment opportunities and meaningful engagement with the provincial government was answered. Hlope added that the group would be conducting a picket outside Natalia Building on Wednesday to escalate their protest and attempt to get more backing from the community. Last week to illustrate that they were ready to serve the public, the group offered free services, including consultations, weight and body mass index (BMI) checks, blood pressure screening, and diabetes screening. Simelane previously said that more posts would be advertised once the national government gave the province funds for vacancies.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Prashalan Govender at The Witness
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