The National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union [NEHAWU] welcomes the announcement by government that there will be increased spending in both health and education. The announcement was made by the President, Honourable Cyril Ramaphosa, during his stimulus package announcement in Pretoria this morning.
As NEHAWU, we have been at the forefront of highlighting the horrible state of both health and education. The national union has been consistently calling for the filling of all vacant funded posts in the public service. On countless occasions we have highlighted the fact that understaffing plays a huge role in impeding service delivery. The public healthcare is the most affected sector with most clinics and hospitals barely functioning.
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