a) The current total number of persons employed as nurses (all categories of nursing) in the Public Health Sector is 149 025.
b) The current retirement age in the Republic of South Africa is 65 years (Public Service Act, 1994, as amended). The total number of nurses that will reach this retirement age in the year 2025 is 1 359 which is 0.9% of the total number nurses employed in the Public Health Sector.
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