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Life Esidimeni Inquest to continue on Wednesday
Former Gauteng Health employee, Sophie Lenkwane, will continue with her testimony on Wednesday at the Life Esidimeni Inquest. She has…
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Former health official denies incompetence in Life Esidimeni inquest
Former Gauteng Health Department official Hannah Jacobus admitted she “did nothing” after she found some NGOs that received patients from…
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Life Esidimeni inquest: Ex-official admits NGOs failed to meet requirements
Cross-examination of a former senior Gauteng Health Department official will continue when the Life Esidimeni inquest resumes later on Thursday…
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NGO where 20 Life Esidimeni patients died was allegedly not properly licensed
Cross-examination in the Life Esidimeni tragedy inquest continued on Wednesday with former Gauteng Health Department official Hannah Jacobus. Jacobus, the…
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Life Esidimeni Inquest adjourned until 17 January
The Life Esidimeni Inquest has been adjourned until the 17th of January next year. This is after cross-examination of the…
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Life Esidimeni inquest continues on Wednesday
The Pretoria High Court is on Wednesday expected to continue hearing evidence in the inquest into the deaths of 144…
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Levy Mosenogi struggles to name official who insisted on Life Esidimeni transferals
The man appointed to lead the Life Esidimeni relocation project has continued to be grilled in the High Court in…
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Life Esidimeni witness testifies about relocating patients
The Life Esidimeni Inquest continues this week at the High Court in Pretoria after a six-week adjournment. As investigations into…
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Dr Lebethe: Life Esidimeni patient deaths not as a result of them being moved
Former Gauteng deputy director-general for clinical services, Dr Richard Lebethe, said that he disagreed that the deaths of Life Esidimeni…
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Life Esidimeni project leader claims he was under pressure to move patients
The project leader in the Life Esidimeni transfers says he was under pressure to move patients to unlicensed NGOs. Levy…
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Life Esidimeni project leader claims he was under pressure to move patients
The project leader in the Life Esidimeni transfers says he was under pressure to move patients to unlicensed NGOs. Levy…
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Esidimeni inquest told Health Dept arranged transport for 10 patients to NGO
The cross-examination of Life Esidimeni’s former nursing manager at the Waverly Centre continued in a virtual sitting of the High…
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Court told not enough time given to assess Esidimeni patients
Monday’s proceedings at the Life Esidimeni inquest into the deaths of more than 140 mental health patients have concluded in…
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Life Esidimeni: 60% of patients were not dischargeable, says ex-nursing manager
The High Court in Pretoria on Friday heard that 60% of the mental healthcare users admitted to Life Esidimeni facilities…
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Former Life Esidimeni exec insists patients were moved with all medical records
Former managing director at Life Esidimeni Morgan Mkhatshwa insists that patients who were moved from the healthcare facility left with…
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Dr Morgan Mkhatshwa denies suicide incidents at Life Esidimeni
Former Managing Director of Life Esidimeni, Dr Morgan Mkhatshwa has denied any knowledge of mentally ill patients suffering from malnourishment…
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Life Esidimeni inquest expected to resume in High Court
The Life Esidimeni inquest is expected to resume in the High Court in Pretoria on Monday. The inquest was postponed…
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Shiluvana Frail Care Centre on the brink of collapse
The Shiluvana Frail Care Centre in Limpopo is struggling to provide essential services to its elderly patients. The DA’s social…
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Life Esidimeni inquest postponed to give lawyers time to prepare
The Life Esidimeni inquest was postponed again on Monday, this time for a further four weeks to give newly appointed…
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Life Esidimeni inquest postponed to August
The Life Esidimeni inquest has been postponed once again, this time to next month to allow for all parties involved…
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