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PRESS STATEMENT | Life Esidimeni one year on – justice delayed is justice denied

10 July 2025, Johannesburg – 10 July 2025 marks exactly one year since Judge Mmonoa Teffo handed down the Life Esidimeni Inquest judgment. The inquest found that the conduct of Ms Qedani Mahlangu (the former Gauteng Health MEC) and Dr. Makgabo Manamela (the former Director of Mental Health in Gauteng) Continue Reading

By Hloni, 2 days2 days ago

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Inquest welcome, but Life Esidimeni families call for accountability using criminal justice

SECTION27 and the Life Esidimeni Family Committee welcome the announcement that the National Prosecuting Authority will institute a formal and joint inquest into the deaths of 144 mental health care users who were transferred from the Life Esidimeni facility to unlicensed Non-governmental organisations. Families represented by SECTION27 requested as Continue Reading

By Section27, 6 years ago