The North West MEC for Health and Social Development, Rebecca Kasienyane has established a task team consisting of student representatives and managers from the department to look into students concerns at nursing colleges in the province.
Nursing students from Excelsius College of Nursing and Mmabatho College of Nursing deserted classes early this month demanding housing allowances, uniform allowances, transport, and refurbishment of their accommodation.
The task team was given less than a month to investigate and make recommendations.
The department had already started with refurbishment of student residence and several blocks at the Excelsius College of Nursing were refurbished by the provincial Department Public Works, Roads and Transport and were handed back to the college.
Students resumed their classes on Monday, 21 September 2009.
Enquiries:
Tebogo Lekgethwane
Cell: 082 929 9958
E-mail: tlekgethwane@nwpg.gov.za
