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793Professional nurses at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic hospital celebrated nurses day by renewing they pledges with lit candles. 170512Picture: Boxer Ngwenya<\/p>\n
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The SA Nursing Council has shut down a KwaZulu-Natal nursing college and launched an investigation into its principal after she allegedly hired unqualified lecturers, misled students and \u201cstole their money\u201d and failed to comply with the council\u2019s regulations. <\/p>\n
This has left about 200 students displaced, demanding their money back and desperate to complete their studies. <\/p>\n
The registrar and nursing council CEO, Tendani Mabuda, confirmed yesterday that the SANC shut down Masizakhe Nursing College in Madadeni, Newcastle, after a lengthy investigation. <\/p>\n
Mabuda said the principal, Thembi Gumede, had applied to open a nursing college and was given \u201cguidelines to comply with\u201d. <\/p>\n
He said the college facilities were inspected and in 2003, Gumede was allowed to launch the facility. <\/p>\n
Years later, the council received complaints from students who had paid their money but were not able to write exams as Gumede had not registered them. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe council received a lot of complaints from students who were wrongly under the impression of being registered with us. The principal had failed to register them since 2010,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
The college was eligible to take in only 100 students over two-years. Masizakhe had more than 290 students. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe (Gumede) did not register the students with us because she knew she would be caught. <\/p>\n
\u201cInstead, she took their money and misled them.\u201d <\/p>\n
Mabuda said investigations revealed that the principal had also employed unqualified people to teach at the college. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
He added that the principal should enrol the displaced students at other colleges. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe do not know where that money has gone. She committed fraud and misled them. She needs to help them.\u201d <\/p>\n
Thembela Kunene, 20, of Newcastle told The Mercury yesterday that he had paid R15 600 last year to register for his first year. He paid a further R110 to register for exams. <\/p>\n
\u201cGumede said there were too many us of to write the exams. She wanted to pay me back R7 000 but I refused. I spent a year paying for transport and rent. I wasted a year of my life, I want all that money back.\u201d <\/p>\n
Like the other students interviewed, he had not opened a case against her because \u201cIf she goes to jail, how will I get my money back?\u201d. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Mabuda said if the council found Gumede guilty, she would be charged \u2018\u2018through our professional conduct policies\u201d. <\/p>\n
Gumede could not be reached for comment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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