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The province has seen a number of its hospitals being damaged in different incidents over the last two-years - most recently, a gas tanker explosion that gutted parts of OR Tambo Hospital in Boksburg.

The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa in Gauteng has asked the health minister to allow nurses to wear black next week in memory of those who died in the gas tanker explosion in Boksburg.

Speaking at the memorial service held for those who were killed in the blast, the unions provincial chairperson Simphiwe Gada said that government officials proved to be capable of stealing funds meant to benefit the country.

Denosas provincial chairperson Simphiwe Gada said that the protest emanated from the CEOs alleged lack of interest in addressing issues faced by the workers.

On Wednesday, Denosa members marched to the offices of the provincial health department, the Treasury and Premier David Makhura to hand over a memorandum of grievances.

The union said that some of its members had not been paid for at least four months now.

Gauteng healthcare workers affiliated to nursing union Denosa marched on Wednesday to hand over a memorandum of demands on working conditions at health facilities.

Lucky Mudau had been in a critical condition in hospital for months, but was escorted in a wheelchair into the Rabasotho Magistrate's Court in Tembisa.

The Gauteng Department of Health has denied claims that nurses will be retrenched.

The Gauteng department of health has rubbished claims by the union Denosa that nurses in the province will be retrenched.