Section27 demands NPA to move with speed in prosecuting officials implicated in Life Esidimeni tragedy

Human rights organisation, Section27, has urged the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to move with speed in prosecuting officials who were implicated in the Life Esidimeni deaths.This comes after Judge Mmonoa Teffo, who chaired the inquest, released findings implicating Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu and former head of Gauteng mental health Dr Makgabo in the deaths of 10 mentally ill patients on July 10, 2024.Teffo said no-one can be held liable for the deaths of the other 133 patients. One patient is unaccounted for. The purpose of the inquest was for the court to determine who…