Today marks International Nurses Day which celebrates the role nurses play in society. The day also marks the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. What would hospitals and doctors be without nurses? To give us a glimpse of what a typical day is like for a nurse and also where the profession is today, 

Nonkonzo - Nurse at the Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital (Umtata)

The Young Nurses Indaba Trade Union are marking the day by marching from the Union Buildings to the SA Council of Nurses. To unpack the purpose of the march, 

Guest: Lerato Mthunzi - General Secretary of the Young Nurses Indaba Trade Union (YNITU)