A civil rights group challenged legislation governing the protection of mental healthcare patients after the Life Esidimeni tragedy
The Constitutional Court has dismissed a challenge to legislation governing the protection of mental healthcare patients.
The challenge was brought in light of the Life Esidimeni tragedy, which resulted in the deaths of over a 100 mental healthcare patients. ..A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and TimesLive Premium.
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