BHISHO - Eastern Cape nurses have given Premier Oscar Mabuyane seven days to respond to a list of their demands.
They marched to his office in Bhisho on Wednesday.
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They say the Health Department is not addressing staff shortages, while qualified nurses sit at home.
They are questioning how nurses are unemployed amid a critical shortage of essential service workers.