Covid-19 nurse 'unpaid after nine months'

A nurse who has been on the front line against Covid-19 says the Eastern Cape health department has not paid her for nine months.

There are more than 8,000 people currently being treated in SA's hospitals for Covid-19, the NICD said on Thursday. This as 11,767 new infections were recorded in the past 24 hours.
There are more than 8,000 people currently being treated in SA's hospitals for Covid-19, the NICD said on Thursday. This as 11,767 new infections were recorded in the past 24 hours. (123RF/Yuriy Klochan)

A nurse who has been on the front line against Covid-19 says the Eastern Cape health department has not paid her for nine months.

Sbusiso Mngunikazi Citwa, 47, left the department in November 2018 to recover after a miscarriage.

She applied for a post in 2019 and was appointed as a health-care worker at Stutterheim hospital in June.

However, she says she has not been paid since then, even though she has been caring for Covid-19 patients.

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