Police called in to restore order at Mbabane Government Hospital

Hospital looked like a military hospital as a lot of police were seen moving in and out of the wards.

The nurses were continuing with their strike in a quest to compel government to pay them their overtime allowances.

This is despite that the Industrial Court issued a court order on Wednesday night restraining them from continuing with the strike, which resulted in many abandoning their work since Wednesday.

Yesterday, their protest seemed to be gaining momentum as they were found singing and toyi-toying near the conference room.

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The hospital officials reported them to the Principal Secretary of the Health Ministry, Steven Shongwe, who then called the police officers to drive out the rioting nurses. The police and warders responded promptly as they found the nurses still singing and their arrival seemed to inspire them, as their singing gained momentum.

As per the order of the PS, the police ordered them to stop or else vacate the hospital premises.