#PODCAST DENOSA appeal for urgent government intervention - as attacks on nurses in KZN escalate #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Nursing union, DENOSA in KwaZulu-Natal are pleading for government intervention as attacks on nurses escalate. In the most recent incident at the weekend, a nurse was killed when he and his colleagues were ambushed and attacked. The nurse was shot three times during the hijacking in Ndwedwe, in the Ilembe District Municipality. Yesterday, the KZN department of health said there is an orchestrated string of attacks against state-owned vehicles and heath care employees, which they are looking into.  DENOSA Provincial Secretary in KZN, Mbali Sabela says members now fear for their lives when being deployed to crime hotspot areas, as security is rarely provided...