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A total of 144 mentally ill patients died from hunger and neglect during the June 2016 marathon transfer from Life Esidimeni facilities.

The Life Esidimeni Inquest will on Tuesday continue to cross-examine former Gauteng Health Department's Deputy Director-General for Mental Health Services, ...

ANC concerned over 21 missing mentally-ill patients

by Wendy Mothata

7 November 2018, 3:33 PM

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The African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng has expressed concern about the well-being of the 21 missing mentally-ill patients.

Motsoaledi says there is an explosion of mental health care locally and abroad and lawyers are taking advantage of this to get their clients referred.

“Huge backlog of criminally accused people waiting for mental observation”

by Busi Magudulela

24 August 2018, 6:45 AM

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Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has cautioned against an increasing trend of referring accused in criminal cases for mental observation.

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