South Africa: In-Depth – What Is Behind the Eastern Cape’s Nurse Training Crisis?

[spotlight] Lecturers who are doing administrative work instead of teaching, some nursing student accommodation that was found uninhabitable, frequent break-ins at some campuses, an exodus of staff since 2017, and some campuses with no students – are among the challenges at Lilitha nursing college in the Eastern Cape that the provincial legislature’s health committee flagged as highly concerning after an oversight visit.