Watch: SANDF Deployed to Thelle Mogoerane Hospital Amidst Public Service Workers' Strike

13 March 2023. The SANDF has confirmed that it has been deployed to assist in hospitals due to the strike action by workers affiliated with the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu). In a brief statement, SANDF spokesperson Brigadier General Andries Mokoena Mahapa said the SANDF has deployed military health-care practitioners from the South African Military Health Services following a request for assistance by the Department of Health (DOH) due to the strike action by workers affiliated with Nehawu across the country.