'Missing' Esidimeni patients found living with their families TheStar_news
Johannesburg - Lovingly tending his garden and surrounded by his family accentuates the peace that Georgie van der Merwe now lives under after his experience as a Life Esidimeni patient.
Van der Merwe’s location brings the number of unaccounted for patients down to 16 from more than 100. Five patients were found last week and more would be visited within the coming days, Ramokgopa said. “What I would like to ask families to do is, if they have institutionalised family members, if they change the contact numbers, they must inform the institution. If they change addresses, they must inform the institution,” Ramokgopa said.
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