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South Africa:
Esidimeni Arbitration Finally Putting Pressure On the State Culprits
Daily Maverick, 15 November 2017
The Life Esidimeni arbitration has revealed brutal accounts of how relatives of patients suffered at their loved ones' deaths. Finally, they can look forward to seeing the key… Read more »
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South Africa:
Taking in More Patients 'Was an Order and There Is Nothing We Can Do'
News24Wire, 14 November 2017
The deputy manager in the nursing department at the Cullinan Care and Rehabilitation Centre (CCRC) on Tuesday testified how they were forced to obey orders from top officials and… Read more »
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South Africa:
South African Human Rights Commission Hosts National Investigative Hearing On Status of Mental Health Care in South Africa, 14 Nov
Govt of SA, 13 November 2017
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission or SAHRC) will host a National Investigative Hearing on the Status of Mental Health Care in South Africa, on Tuesday, 14… Read more »
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South Africa:
'I Need No Subpoena', Says Qedani Mahlangu On Life Esidimeni Hearing
News24Wire, 10 November 2017
Former MEC for health Qedani Mahlangu has dismissed reports suggesting that she refused to appear before the Life Esidimeni arbitration hearing. Read more »
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South Africa:
Life Esidimeni Death Toll Rises to 143
News24Wire, 10 November 2017
The number of former Life Esidimeni patients who died during and after the Gauteng mental marathon project has risen to 143. Read more »
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South Africa:
Life Esidimeni - Qedani Mahlangu to Testify in January
News24Wire, 10 November 2017
Former Gauteng MEC for health Qedani Mahlangu's legal representatives have told the Life Esidimeni hearings that she would be willing to come testify in January 2018. Read more »
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South Africa:
Life Esidimeni - Family Offered Food Parcels After Losing Stepson
News24Wire, 9 November 2017
A distraught woman who lost her stepson in the Life Esidimeni tragedy was offered food parcels after his death. Read more »