Minister: 1600 vacancies for unemployed health workers
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says they have opened 1 650 vacancies in the public health sector.
He says it is in response to the the outcry over a lack of jobs for medical professionals in the country.
"The council has approved the advertisement of 1 200 jobs for doctors, 200 nurses, and 250 other healthcare professionals.”
Motsoaledi says up until now, the department's hands have been tied.
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He says the budget tabled last month has allowed them to open up vacancies to the tune of R1.7 billion.
He says the Human Resources Unit will soon start the recruitment processes.
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