David Makhura must resign as Gauteng premier, EFF says
The EFF made the demand after the release of the health ombud’s report into to the deaths of 94 psychiatric patients in the province
The EFF called on Gauteng premier David Makhura to step down on Wednesday, following the release of the health ombud’s report into to the deaths of 94 psychiatric patients. The party also called for criminal charges to be laid against former health MEC Qedani Mahlangu, who resigned on Tuesday night. The patients died after they were moved from Life Esidimeni, owned by a private healthcare provider, to unlicensed nongovernmental organisations (NGOs). "We call on Makhura’s government to all step down as this is direct consequence of their incompetence," EFF spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi said. "Criminalising Qedani Mahlangu alone, who served at the pleasure of the premier, is wrong. In full recognition of this massacre, Makhura must step down." The EFF questioned how Makhura was unaware of how the department got involved with "illegal" institutions.
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