South African Officials Face Pressure at #Esidimeni Hearings

The State's counsel appears to be under mounting pressure to limit government responsibility in the deaths of 143 mentally ill patients who died after their transfer from Life Esidimeni to 27 unlicensed NGOs, writes Greg Nicolson for The Daily Maverick.

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