10 July 2024, Johannesburg – SECTION27 welcomes the judgment in the Life Esidimeni Inquest by Judge Mmonoa Teffo of the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria. In the oral summary of her judgment, Judge Teffo stated that former Gauteng Health MEC, Qedani Mahlangu, and the former Director of the Mental Health Directorate in Continue Reading
26 June 2024, Johannesburg – The judgment in the Life Esidimeni inquest is set be delivered on Wednesday, 10 July 2024 by Judge Mmonoa Teffo of the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria. At the inquest, SECTION27 argued that the former Gauteng Health MEC, Qedani Mahlangu, the former Director of Mental Health Directorate, Dr Makgabo Continue Reading
23 October 2023, Johannesburg – The Life Esidimeni Inquest will resume on 26 October 2023, at the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria where SECTION27 will argue that the former Gauteng Health MEC, Qedani Mahlangu, the former Director of Mental Health Directorate, Dr Makgabo Manamela and the owner of Precious Angels Continue Reading
UPDATE: 26 June 2024, Johannesburg – The judgment in the Life Esidimeni inquest is set be delivered on Wednesday, 10 July 2024 by Judge Mmonoa Teffo of the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria. The Life Esidimeni Inquest resumed on 26 October 2023, at the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria where SECTION27 argued Continue Reading
MEDIA ALERT: SECTION27 to cross-examine Dr Makgabo Manamela on behalf of bereaved Life Esidimeni families 28 November 2022, Johannesburg — SECTION27 will commence its cross-examination of Dr Makgabo Manamela in the Life Esidimeni Inquest this afternoon. Dr Manamela was the Director of the Mental Health Directorate at Gauteng Department of Continue Reading
LIFE ESIDIMENI INQUEST TO RESUME TODAY 17 January 2022, Johannesburg – The Inquest into the Life Esidimeni tragedy will be resuming today, Monday 17 January 2022, in a virtual sitting of the High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division) before Judge Mmonoa Teffo. SECTION27 continues to represent 44 of the bereaved families in this important process to determine criminal Continue Reading
4 October 2021 — The Life Esidimeni Inquest has once again been adjourned by Judge Mmonoa Teffo, this time until 15 November 2021, to address continued administrative concerns. Some potentially implicated people have still not been able to secure legal representation, or cross-examine other witnesses. This comes as the fifth Continue Reading
LIFE ESIDIMENI INQUEST ADJOURNED BEFORE END OF COURT TERM 15 Sept 2021, Johannesburg — Two and a half days before the end of the court term, the Life Esidimeni Inquest has once again been adjourned by Judge Mmonoa Teffo to allow potentially implicated people to secure legal representation. This Continue Reading
LIFE ESIDIMENI INQUEST TO RESUME UNTIL THE END OF THE COURT TERM 30 August 2021 – The Inquest into the Life Esidimeni tragedy resumes at the High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division) today, Monday 30 August 2021. The proceedings will continue virtually before Judge Mmonoa Teffo. Proceedings are expected Continue Reading
LIFE ESIDIMENI INQUEST ADJOURNED UNTIL 30 AUGUST 2021 3 August 2021 — The Inquest into the deaths of the Life Esidimeni tragedy has once again been adjourned, this time until the 30th of August 2021. This postponement, announced yesterday, will allow for legal representatives of potentially implicated parties to familiarise Continue Reading
LIFE ESIDIMENI INQUEST ONCE AGAIN ADJOURNED UNTIL 2 AUGUST 2021 Judge Mmonoa Teffo of the Pretoria High Court has postponed proceedings of the Life Esidimeni Inquest until 2 August 2021, following concerns that newly appointed legal counsel for potentially implicated people in the Inquest have not had adequate time to Continue Reading
Opening statement by Advocate Adila Hassim SC 19 July 2021 The context of the Inquest This inquest arises from the deaths of mental health care users who were in the care of the state. They died following the decision and actions of the GP DoH to move them out of Continue Reading
