Gauteng’s Nursing Crisis Threatens Health Care | Johannesburg News

Gauteng’s healthcare system is in crisis, hemorrhaging at least 100 nurses monthly despite handling the nation’s largest public health budget and hospital capacity. With a critical shortage of 16,000 nurses and a $5.7 billion funding gap, the province is turning to private agencies to fill roles—while patient safety suffers as overworked staff skip breaks and burnout rises. Training isn’t keeping pace, and half the current workforce is set to retire in a decade. Broken retention policies and lack of specialist care are compounding the problem, prompting nursing unions to threaten protests unless urgent reforms—including better infrastructure and fewer acting managers—are enacted. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:https://www.sundaytimes.timeslive.co.za/news/2026-09-14-gauteng-loses-100-nurses-monthly-as-crisis-worsens/ More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1be69e1e498c1798 Report issues to [email protected].