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Mental Health

Black? A woman? Read why you’re more likely to be a victim of online trolls
Article
/ 11 April 2018

Black? A woman? Read why you’re more likely to be a victim of online trolls

Are social media algorithms designed to prey the mental health of women and people of colour?

By Bhekisisa Team
[LIVE]: Watch as #LifeEsidimeni families are awarded settlements
Article
/ 19 March 2018

[LIVE]: Watch as #LifeEsidimeni families are awarded settlements

Catch every moment as Life Esidimeni families are told how much money they will get for the loss of their loved ones.

By Bhekisisa Team Author and Bhekisisa Team
#LifeEsidimeni judge: ‘Government violated the Constitution’
Article
/ 19 March 2018

#LifeEsidimeni judge: ‘Government violated the Constitution’

The arbitration ruling specifies that both Constitutional and general damages have to be paid.

By Mia Malan and Nelisiwe Msomi
#LifeEsidimeni: What will the Gauteng government be forced to pay?
Article
/ 18 March 2018

#LifeEsidimeni: What will the Gauteng government be forced to pay?

The families of the nearly 150 mental health patients who died in the Life Esidimeni tragedy will know today how much they will be compensated.

By Mia Malan, Adri Kotze, Nelisiwe Msomi and Bhekisisa Team
#LifeEsidimeni: Motsoaledi and Makhura could be forced to pay up from their pockets
Article
/ 15 February 2018

#LifeEsidimeni: Motsoaledi and Makhura could be forced to pay up from their pockets

Those who oversaw the removal of mental health patients could face the full wrath of the law as could those standing by as KZN’s cancer care fails.

By Joan Van Dyk and Bhekisisa Team
The real reason why Gauteng doesn’t want to pay up for #LifeEsidimeni
Article
/ 10 February 2018

The real reason why Gauteng doesn’t want to pay up for #LifeEsidimeni

‘Families should be compensated for trauma, but not for what the deceased went through’, says state advocate.

By Nelisiwe Msomi and Bhekisisa Team
Can you can turn yourself into a broccoli-loving, marathon-running genius?
Article
/ 6 February 2018

Can you can turn yourself into a broccoli-loving, marathon-running genius?

We used to believe our brains couldn’t be changed. Now we believe they can – if we want it enough. But is that true?

By Staff Reporter
‘For goodness sake, if that’s how things are run … God help us all’
Article
/ 2 February 2018

‘For goodness sake, if that’s how things are run … God help us all’

Gauteng Premier David Makhura claims he didn’t know #LifeEsidimeni patients would be transferred to the care of NGOs. Perhaps he just didn’t listen.

By Adri Kotze, Mia Malan and Laura López González
No money for #LifeEsidimeni, but millions for consultants
Article
/ 31 January 2018

No money for #LifeEsidimeni, but millions for consultants

​Qedani Mahlangu’s department paid almost R60-million to the law firm that would later represent her in the run-up to arbitration.

By Laura López González and Nelisiwe Msomi
#LifeEsidimeni: Five of the most unbelievable things Qedani Mahlangu said
Article
/ 30 January 2018

#LifeEsidimeni: Five of the most unbelievable things Qedani Mahlangu said

Did the former MEC move from playing the blame game to playing the victim?

By Nelisiwe Msomi
#LifeEsidimeni: Qedani Mahlangu’s ego and the death of 143 patients
Article
/ 26 January 2018

#LifeEsidimeni: Qedani Mahlangu’s ego and the death of 143 patients

The former Health MEC claims her subordinates withheld information from her. But she’s being accused 
of misleading the legislature.

By Adri Kotze, Laura López González and Mia Malan
#LifeEsidimeni: Did Mahlangu keep David Makhura in the dark?
Article
/ 25 January 2018

#LifeEsidimeni: Did Mahlangu keep David Makhura in the dark?

Mahlangu didn’t know many of the details of the doomed mental health project but says she deserves the credit for instituting the ombud investigation.

By Laura López González
#LifeEsidimeni:  What Qedani Mahlangu’s testimony may mean for David Makhura
Article
/ 23 January 2018

#LifeEsidimeni: What Qedani Mahlangu’s testimony may mean for David Makhura

Accusations fly as the embattled former health MEC finally testifies at the ongoing arbitration hearings.

By Laura López González
#LifeEsidimeni: Did Qedani Mahlangu send patients to their deaths for political gain?
Article
/ 22 January 2018

#LifeEsidimeni: Did Qedani Mahlangu send patients to their deaths for political gain?

The former Gauteng Health MEC is expected to take the stand on Monday when she will finally face irate families who are tired of waiting for answers.

By Nelisiwe Msomi and Adri Kotze
Curbside counselling? These ‘friendship benches’ bring mental health closer to home
Article
/ 10 January 2018

Curbside counselling? These ‘friendship benches’ bring mental health closer to home

One in four Zimbabweans suffers from mental illness, but untrained female health workers are setting a new benchmark for the treatment of patients.

By Ranga Mberi
#LifeEsidimeni: This official may have just thrown Mahlangu under the bus
Article
/ 21 November 2017

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

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.

By Nelisiwe Msomi, Laura Lopez Gonzalez and Bhekisisa Team
My mother raised a brick house
Article
/ 10 November 2017

My mother raised a brick house

"Like the space between bricks, cement fills the connections between my hips and feet".

By Zaza Hlalethwa
A family’s unspoken curse
Article
/ 10 November 2017

A family’s unspoken curse

The inherited shame of schizophrenia leaves the writer wondering whether he will be next

By Govan Whittles
On the days when I’d rather stay in bed
Article
/ 10 November 2017

On the days when I’d rather stay in bed

The ‘nagging little monsters’ of anxiety taunt us as we journey on the pursuit of endless #goals

By Sarah Koopman
Staying sane in a trying industry
Article
/ 10 November 2017

Staying sane in a trying industry

Diliza Moabi is passionate about TV and has spent the greater part of his life making his dreams come true

By Staff Reporter
Words can banish our ghosts
Article
/ 10 November 2017

Words can banish our ghosts

"I wanted to show it all to her, so she could fix me. I needed her to fix me".

By Staff Reporter
We cannot continue to suffer in silence
Article
/ 10 November 2017

We cannot continue to suffer in silence

"Who knew that I might share a similar condition with the person I was taught to shame?"

By Staff Reporter
#LifeEsidimeni: Inside the arbitration hearings
Podcasts
/ 6 November 2017

#LifeEsidimeni: Inside the arbitration hearings

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

By Nelisiwe Msomi, Laura Lopez Gonzalez and Dylan Bush
#LifeEsidimeni: What will arbitration mean for the families?
Podcasts
/ 30 October 2017

#LifeEsidimeni: What will arbitration mean for the families?

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

By Laura Lopez Gonzalez and Dylan Bush
London school refuses to confirm former health MEC Qedani Mahlangu is a student
Article
/ 24 October 2017

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

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

By Nelisiwe Msomi, Laura Lopez Gonzalez and Bhekisisa Team
Life Esidimeni: Family of victim dealt a second blow
Article
/ 23 October 2017

Life Esidimeni: Family of victim dealt a second blow

​The sister of a Life Esidimeni patient suffered a second blow when her niece died after collapsing on the day the hearings started.

By Jan Bornman
#LifeEsidimeni: Evil casts a long and shifting shadow
Article
/ 20 October 2017

#LifeEsidimeni: Evil casts a long and shifting shadow

History has shown that good people do bad things when they’re told. Here’s why.

By Laura López González
#LifeEsidimeni: Why seemingly good people came to do very, very bad things
Article
/ 19 October 2017

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

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

By Laura Lopez Gonzalez
#LifeEsidimeni: Head of NGO tied to 23 deaths was unqualified, unlicensed
Article
/ 17 October 2017

#LifeEsidimeni: Head of NGO tied to 23 deaths was unqualified, unlicensed

Owner of Pretoria organisation Precious Angels breaks down and dodges queries amid questions around deaths.

By Nelisiwe Msomi
#LifeEsidimeni: Former Gauteng Health MEC Mahlangu visited deadly Cullinan NGOs
Article
/ 17 October 2017

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

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

By Nelisiwe Msomi and Laura Lopez Gonzalez
Let us be childless by choice
Article
/ 9 August 2017

Let us be childless by choice

Society must stay out of young women’s decision whether to have babies or not.

By Tsidiso Tolla
My descent into postpartum psychosis – and how I got out
Article
/ 28 July 2017

My descent into postpartum psychosis – and how I got out

A new mother recounts how psychiatric care that nurtured her bond with her baby helped heal her mania.

By Staff Reporter
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