Court finds negligence of former Health MEC led to deaths of patients

Court finds negligence of former Health MEC led to deaths of patients

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has found that former Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu, mental health director Makgabo Manemela and Anchor NGO head Dorothy Franks can be held responsible for the deaths of nine Life Esidimeni patients. In 2016 about 1 500 mental patients were moved to unlicensed NGOs that failed to provide proper care … Read more