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It's unclear if former director of Gauteng Mental Health Services, Dr Makgabo Manamela, will finally take the witness stand at the LifeEsidimeni Inquest on Thursday.

after she failed to show up to testify in the Life Esidimeni inquest.Dr Manamela has cited ill health and difficulties uploading evidence documents as her reasons for not appearing.

Former Head of the Gauteng Health Department, Dr Barney Selebano, has told the inquest that what transpired in the Life Esidimeni tragedy was shameful. “Well, remember you must understand what was happening around that time. This was all over the media. So as a carrying department, you should feel sorry about that. You should feel sorry about that,” says Dr Selebano.

The legal representative for the families of 44 of the deceased patients, Nasreen Rajab-Budlender, put it to Selebano that the department had ignored concerns by interest groups not to move patients from the Life Esidimeni facilities. “And the reason they were very concerned and asking a meeting to reconsider the plan to reduce the beds at Life Esidimeni, and most importantly in this letter- the main reason was that the community mental health services that the NGOs were not ready to accommodate. So would you agree with me that their concerns were justice? Yes, it was justified. Do you agree? Yes they were justified to raise their concerns to the department,” says Rajab-Budlender.

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She has to as matter of urgency and accountability. For once let her help bereaved families to find closure.

Can't yall broadcast the proceedings? Or upload them ko YouTube

Didn’t this wrap up long ago?

Dr Manamela has cited ill health and difficulties uploading evidence documents as her reasons for not appearing. LifeEsidimeni

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Wednesday marks another opportunity for Dr Manamela to honour Life Esidimeni Inquest appointment - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.Last week, proceedings at the High Court in Pretoria were adjourned for three consecutive days after the former Director for Gauteng Mental Health Services, Dr Mmakgabo Manamela, failed to appear. It remains unclear if she will come before the Life Esidimeni Inquest on Wednesday. If she does not appear then the Police must issue and arrest warrant for her She’s ducking and diving 😳😀
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