Mpumalanga Department of Health

About the Mpumalanga Department of Health

The Mpumalanga Department of Health runs the public hospitals, clinics and community health services in the province of Mpumalanga. It employs doctors, nurses, pharmacists, therapists and many other health workers, and it depends on a steady supply of newly qualified staff.

Like other provincial health departments, it pays for some students to study in return for a period of work in its facilities. This is one way that it fills posts in rural areas.

How the department supports students

The department's bursary programme has focused on nursing, and one listing says the bursary pays study fees at the Mpumalanga College of Nursing. Other listings describe bursaries for medical study, including the placement of students at universities abroad. You can read what we found on our Mpumalanga Department of Health Bursary page.

Students who accept a bursary must work for the department after they qualify. According to the listings, the service period equals the number of years that the department paid for your studies.

The college and the department publish their own notices. Read those first, because they are the only source that can confirm the current rules.

What to know before applying

We could not find a current notice on an official Mpumalanga government page when we researched this profile. The listings we reviewed are from third-party sites, and the latest gave a closing date of 25 October 2025. We found no advert for a later round.

The listings say that applications are made online through a registered account, and that shortlisted candidates must then submit certified documents. The documents named were an ID certified within three months of the closing date, a certified matric certificate and proof of residence from a local municipality or tribal authority.

One listing names a departmental contact and gives office hours of Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 16:00. Because that is a third-party listing, confirm the details with the department before you phone.

Because the bursary comes with a work-back duty, think carefully before you accept. Make sure that you are willing to work in the province for the required time, and read your contract closely. Apply only through the department's own channels.

If you win a bursary, stay in touch with the department during your studies. Report changes of address, tell it about any change in your course, and keep copies of your results. Good records protect you if there is a mix-up, and they make the service placement after graduation much smoother.