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Loss upon loss: Christine Nxumalo holds a picture of her and her late sister Virginia Machpelah and niece Shanice. (Mark Lewis)

The heartbreaking journeys of Life Esidimeni families

Extracts from Life Esidimeni: Portraits of Lives Lost

  • Eyaaz
6 min read
Former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu testifies during the Life Esidimeni arbitration hearings on January 22, 2018 in Johannesburg. , South Africa. (Photo by Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Remembering the Life Esidimeni tragedy

Section27, representing 44 of the bereaved families, has called for those responsible to be charged with culpable homicide

  • Umamah Bakharia
8 min read
Money moves: Life Healthcare used A  Re Ageng, which assists abused and vulnerable people, as a conduit for payments from the social development department because it did not have a registered account with the government. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Gauteng ignored finding of ‘corrupt’ relationship with Life Healthcare

The social development department and the company are accused of contravening the Prevention of Organised Crimes Act

  • Khaya Koko
12 min read
The deaths of 141 mental health patients occurred when they were moved to unlicensed, ill-equipped NGOs (Photo by Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Inquest finds former health MEC Mahlangu caused Life Esidimeni deaths

The death of 141 mental health patients occurred when they were moved to unlicensed, ill-equipped NGOs This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail & Guardian is committed to providing all our readers with the best possible experience. Please register your free account now. Your registration is your first step to becoming an M&G community member. Register Registration enables: – M&G newsletters access – notifications – the best possible experience Already registered? Login here Want to subscribe and get even more benefits? Explore our subscription offers

  • Umamah Bakharia
1 min read
Clean: The Witpoort Recovery Centre in Brakpan was found by the forensic investigators to be ‘well managed’. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Life Healthcare ‘milked’ R112m from Gauteng –forensic  investigation

A forensic report has found that funds from the social development department are being ‘channelled’ to a private company

  • Khaya Koko
10 min read