@King_Matthews
Nurses all over the world celebrated their profession on
Saturday, 12 May, as that is the birthday of the founder of their profession
Florence Nightingale who was born in 1820. In the township of Mabopane, near
Pretoria, nurses celebrated the day at the private clinic, MediClinic Legae.
Spending time with the nurses was first lady, Bongi
Ngema-Zuma, whose health foundation assists in the fight against diabetes. During
her speech, Ngema-Zuma, praised iconic South African nurses - Lillian Ngoyi,
Albertina Sisulu and Adelaide Tambo - who also helped in the fight against
apartheid. While recognising those anti-apartheid icons, a regular nurse who
has dedicates her life to saving lives at the clinic, Thandi Radebe, was
awarded with the Nursing Excellence Award.
