JOHANNESBURG - Health workers Union Nehawu is demanding answers from the North West police commissioner on Monday.
It said police opened fire on some of its members during a protest at the Witrand Hospital earlier this month.
Nehawu in the Tlokwe region said it was dismayed and appalled by the incident. It has described the ordeal as a shameless attack and is demanding that Commissioner Sello Kwena responds to their letter by Wednesday this week.
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