Francinah Nxumalo* says after dedicating her life for three decades to care for others, she has had enough. The 54-year-old, from Empangeni in KwaZulu-Natal, is even discouraging youngsters from joining the nursing profession.
A nurse with 30 years of experience in the health sector has called it quits as she could not take it anymore, as the World Health Organisation sounds the alarm over the global shortage of
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