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DA supporters calling for Health MEC’s dismissal
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has accused Social Development MEC Faith Mazibuko of exploiting nurses at the Dr Fabian and Florence Ribeiro Treatment Centre in Cullinan, Pretoria.
The party’s Bronwynn Englebrecht says 11 nurses have not been paid their salaries for two months despite the MEC’s repeated assurances.
Englebrecht says the nurses were part of the department’s Tshwane Daar anti-substance abuse initiative.
“This is exploitation pure and simple. The same government that is claiming to be fighting substance abuse is abusing the very workers who keep the system alive. The DA stands firmly with these workers. We demand immediate payment, proper contracts, and accountability. Gauteng Health care professionals deserve respect and not betrayal.”
Gauteng’s frontline nurses are being exploited by the very government that claims to “expand services” and “fight drugs.”
11 qualified nurses at the Dr Fabian & Florence Ribeiro Treatment Centre have not been paid since 28 October.
No salaries.
No contracts.
HR refusing to take…— Democratic Alliance Gauteng Legislature (@DA_GPL) December 11, 2025
