Gov't re-employs four fired nurses

Nurses during the 2011 public sector strike PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Nurses during the 2011 public sector strike PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

FRANCISTOWN: The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) chief public relations officer, Doreen Motshegwa has revealed that only four nurses were re-employed across the country since last year October.

Motshegwa was responding to a questionnaire sent by this publication, following a decision taken by President Mokgweetsi Masisi to re-employ fired civil servants including nurses in a brief meeting with civil servants in Lobatse last year prior to the general elections.

Nurses and other employees, who were considered to be essential services workers, were dismissed during the protracted public service protest earlier in 2011.

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