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200 new Esidimeni compensation claims lodged, says DA

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A total of 200 new Esidimeni compensation claims have been lodged by families of affected patients, the Democratic Alliance said on Sunday.

“Payouts to 200 claimants would cost about R236m,” said DA MPL Jack Bloom.

“So far, R159m has been paid to claimants, which means that the total amount that will be paid that includes other expenses will be over R400m.”

“It’s a steep but necessary…

More than 20 Life Esidimeni patients still unaccounted for

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More than 20 Life Esidimeni patients are still unaccounted for.

In a statement on Sunday, DA MP Jack Bloom said police had informed him that 28 patients were still missing.

The Gauteng health department has, however, disputed this, with spokesperson Lesemang Matuka saying the actual figure is 22.

The police could not be reached for comment.

Bloom said the figures followed the missing…

Moseneke gives government 3 months to pay more than R1m each to Life Esidimeni families

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Johannesburg – Former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke has given the South African government three months to compensate the families of those who died in the Life Esidimeni tragedy.

“It cannot be later than the 19th of June 2018,” said Moseneke.

The compensation is in excess of R1m for each claimant.

Reading his order on the last day of the Life Esidimeni arbitration hearing at the…

R47m cost of Esidimeni hearings justified, says Gauteng government

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Johannesburg – The R47m cost for the Esidimeni arbitration hearings is justified as part of a process of closure for affected families, the Gauteng government said on Sunday.

This was in response to a statement issued by Democratic Alliance MPL Jack Bloom on Sunday in which he described some of the costs associated with the hearings as “excessive”.

Provincial government spokesperson…

Sizwe liked dancing, Jeremiah enjoyed birthdays – advocate gives human face to forgotten Life Esidimeni victims

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Johannesburg – Parents, siblings and children of the victims wept as Advocate Adila Hassim read out the names of 63 people who died in the Life Esidimeni tragedy.

Restoring their humanity, she put a human face to the forgotten. She started with a list containing details about deceased loved ones from family members who testified in the matter.  

Here follows the list of testimonies that…

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Johannesburg – Gauteng Premier David Makhura has accepted accountability for the death of 144 Life Esidimeni patients, adding that it happened under his watch. 

“If there is no truth here. I will work with the families to pursue any truth elsewhere,” he said. 

Makhura was testifying in the Life Esidimeni arbitration hearing in Parktown, Johannesburg, on Tuesday. 

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Life Esidimeni death toll may be higher – DA’s Jack Bloom raises alarm on missing patients

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Johannesburg – DA Gauteng spokesperson for health Jack Bloom says the biggest tragedy in the case of the 62 psychiatric patients missing following a doomed project to transfer them from Life Esidimeni facilities to various NGOs is that they may be dead.

“We need to look at the police mortuaries. Are there any unidentified bodies? Can we match the details that we have with the…