The survivors and families of those who died after being moved from the care of Life Esidimeni are set to receive closure on Monday when the former deputy chief justice‚ Judge Dikgang Moseneke, announces how much they will be compensated.The state and the legal team for the families of the deceased and the survivors held arbitration hearings after 144 severely mentally ill patients died after the state moved them to ill-equipped non-governmental organisations (NGOs).Former Gauteng MEC for Health and Social Development Qedani Mahlangu had been warned repeatedly not to move patients from Life Esidimeni homes into NGOs.As arbitrator of the Life Esidimeni hearings‚ Moseneke will announce the amount as "just and equitable relief" for families.Public interest law centre Section27‚ which represents 63 families‚ asked for R1.5m in constitutional damages‚ an unusual approach regarding compensation. Section27 Adv Adila Hassim argued that the amount was for a breach of the victims’ constitutio...
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