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Suspended head of Gauteng Health resigns
The suspended head of the Gauteng Health Department, Dr Barney Selebano, has resigned in the wake of the Esidimeni tragedy that claimed more than...
What a horrifying scandal reveals about a rotting SA
South Africa is one of the continent’s richest and most advanced countries. But, writes the Economist, the Esidimeni mental-health scandal illustrates its government’s deepest...
HOD pleads for forgiveness, politicians next in the dock
Gauteng Health suspended head of department Dr Barney Selebano ended his testimony 'with a heartfelt plea for forgiveness, but this was only after...
Suspended HOD testifies at last, blames MEC
Suspended Gauteng Health head of department Dr Barney Selebano claims that the pressure to move patients to NGOs came from former Gauteng Health MEC...
Esidimeni: Manamela lambasted for performance on the stand
Gauteng’s suspended director of mental health, Dr Makgabo Manamela,was described in her four days on the stand by advocates as being "evasive"‚ "defensive"‚ "deflective"...
Esidimeni: Former Gauteng Health director continues to dodge hearings
Former director of mental health services in Gauteng, Dr Makgabo Manamela, has delayed proceedings at the Esidimeni arbitration hearings after calling in ill. A...
SA's healthcare workers should not be silenced into malpractice
While it is of grave concern that there were many healthcare workers who did not speak out in the course of the Life Esidimeni...
'Torture and contempt that defy comprehension'
“There is a trail of events in this situation that defies comprehension. Vulnerable, dependent, poor people were virtually tortured to death. And if that...