Unemployed healthcare workers in the Eastern Cape took to the streets in protest outside the Eastern Cape Health Department offices in East London. They demanded the provincial government to begin recruiting them or face the occupation of their offices next week if the job vacancies are not announced.
These doctors and pharmacists, who have completed their community service training, gathered in Quigney, East London, to push for immediate employment as promised earlier this year. They fear being left without jobs despite fulfilling the requirements for permanent positions.
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