South Africa: #lifeesidimeni Families - 'Qedani Mahlangu Is a Proper Traitor'

After being awarded damages, distraught families want more: the former Gauteng Health MEC must be prosecuted.

The R135‑million in constitutional damages awarded to claimants in the Life Esidimeni tragedy this week - the largest award of its kind in South Africa's history - could increase to 10 times that amount.

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