The injustices of the apartheid era have survived and expanded, and human rights flouder, in a state that was supposed to be founded on the rule of law and constitutionalism
The blame for the fire at Charlotte Maxeke hospital and the delays in refurbishing and reopening its damaged sections has been placed squarely at the feet of the provincial government
Most South Africans believe the report into state capture must be followed up to ensure that those responsible for rampant corruption are held accountable
The Special Investigating Unit has cases dating back to 2019, but rejected that this is a problem
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Both the podcast host and the leader of the Democratic Alliance believe in a toothless non-racialism that ignores the historical foundation of racism and the pain it inflicts in the present
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The Life Esidimeni tragedy is a stark illustration of how people’s socioeconomic standing affects the mental health services they are able to access
The TAC wants the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, closed after a fire in April, to reopen fully as soon as possible, because other hospitals are overburdened.
Worried and distraught patients were deeply shaken by the decision to move them to other facilities
Health officials pushed ahead with transferring patients to ill-equipped NGO facilities despite several warnings
A memorial portal has been launched to help to families of those who have mental illnesses
We are a nation of inquests, commissions and ad hoc committees. Not action.
The Human Rights Commission has found a lack of staff, beds and clean, secure facilities plague institutions across the country, leaving patients unable to access the help they need.
Dr Thembi Mokgethi appointed as new health MEC as premier seeks to stop Covid-19 malfeasance
Eskom appointed a new interim chairperson this week — board member Professor Malegapuru Makgoba. Makgoba is not a new face. He was the health ombudsman tasked with investigating the Life Esidimeni tragedy. He was also deputy chair of the national planning committee. He is also a leading immunologist, physician and public health advocate. But for […]
These health workers presided over one of the deadliest tragedies since the dawn of democracy. Find out why they can still practice.
For many people with severe mental illnesses, these special wards can be a lifeline and the first step to care — if they can get there.
​Embattled ANC Gauteng leaders Qedani Mahlangu and Brian Hlongwa are to remain members of the party’s PEC, the ANC in the province said
Read the ANC Gauteng executive committee statement on embattled former health MECs Brian Hlongwa and Qedani Mahlangu as well as former Emfuleni mayor.
The deaths of at least 144 mental health patients shook SA to its core and led to a historic arbitration that lasted more than 40 days.
The Life Esidimeni tragedy makes headlines again in a new global report.
The Eastern Cape’s Tower Hospital was billed as the country’s next "Life Esidimeni".
In Life Esidimeni, we can see the ghosts of our past. Read why.
When we got our independence, we did not ask ourselves what kind of ethics this new country needed. SA’s health ombud reflects on his first big case.
The nation’s nursing body says one official has been hauled before it.
Former Health MEC ​Qedani Mahlangu is implicated in deadly mismanagement but still survives to be elected into the Provincial Executive Committee.
The pair continues to survive politically despite being implicated in deadly mismanagement and graft during their tenures as Gauteng health MECs.
Three years later, almost a dozen patients are still missing.
A ‘lethal dose of corruption’: How state capture crippled Gauteng health and Penny Penny is running for Limpopo’s top ANC post
The party has blamed the premier for the 144 Life Esidimeni patients who lost their lives
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An open letter from 73 doctors in the North West on the ongoing health crisis in the province
Helen Zille remains loved in the DA and she often does whatever she wants, insiders said on Thursday.
After being awarded damages, distraught families want more: the former Gauteng Health MEC must face criminal charges.