Laura Lopez Gonzalez, Author at The Mail & Guardian

Ace Magashule’s wild Free State: Activists faced intimidation, whistle-blowers fled

Article Laura Lopez Gonzalez - 19 Dec 2017

Death threats and intimidation drove one man to leave the country after exposing crumbling conditions within the province’s health system.

Slice of Life: A break in poverty’s circle

Article Laura Lopez Gonzalez - 17 Dec 2017

'Free education would go a long way for us'

What free education could cost us

Article Laura Lopez Gonzalez - 17 Dec 2017

Saturday’s surprise announcement could be the latest blow to the country’s bid for better healthcare.

Motsoaledi to provinces: ‘Fund junior doctor internships, or I might sue you.’

Article Laura Lopez Gonzalez - 27 Nov 2017

The health minister warns finding the money for junior doctor placements is not voluntary, it's what the law prescribes.

#LifeEsidimeni: This official may have just thrown Mahlangu under the bus

Article Nelisiwe Msomi, Laura Lopez Gonzalez & Bhekisisa Team - 21 Nov 2017

Suspended head of Gauteng health Barney Selebano's court bid to avoid testifying at the ongoing arbitration could keep him off the stand for months.

#LifeEsidimeni: Inside the arbitration hearings

Podcasts Nelisiwe Msomi & Laura Lopez Gonzalez - 6 Nov 2017

As the hearings continue this week, Laura Lopez Gonzalez speaks to Nelisiwe Msomi about the arbitration process.

#LifeEsidimeni: What will arbitration mean for the families?

Podcasts Laura Lopez Gonzalez - 30 Oct 2017

Laura Lopez Gonzalez speaks to Tim Modise about who might be held accountable for the tragedy.

[EXCLUSIVE] Qedani Mahlangu is not a registered student at alleged London school

Article Laura Lopez Gonzalez, Adri Kotze & Pontsho Pilane - 28 Oct 2017

Bhekisisa can reveal Mahlangu is not a student at the London School of Economics and Political Science after lodging a Freedom of Information request.

#LifeEsidimeni: Mahlangu’s alleged school confirms no exams scheduled

Article Laura Lopez Gonzalez & Bhekisisa Team - 25 Oct 2017

Meanwhile, the London School of Economics and Political Science says it cannot confirm Qedani Mahlangu is a student.

London school refuses to confirm former health MEC Qedani Mahlangu is a student

Article Nelisiwe Msomi, Laura Lopez Gonzalez & Bhekisisa Team - 24 Oct 2017

Eleven Gauteng health employees were singled out for censure. Now, only two have been suspended and garnered an alleged R1.3-million in wages.

#LifeEsidimeni: Why seemingly good people came to do very, very bad things

Article Laura Lopez Gonzalez - 19 Oct 2017

At least 141 mental health patients. As officials take the stand as part of arbitration hearings, a disturbing thread runs through their testimonies.

#LifeEsidimeni: Former Gauteng Health MEC Mahlangu visited deadly Cullinan NGOs

Article Nelisiwe Msomi & Laura Lopez Gonzalez - 17 Oct 2017

Social worker says mental health patients' lives could have been saved if senior officials visited facilities. Bhekisisa has evidence they did.

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