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Former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu said that the deteriorating state of care at the Life Esidimeni Hospital forced government to move patients in a shorter timeframe than needed for a successful marathon project.
The former Gauteng Health MEC spent day one - Tuesday making damning claims against then-Gauteng premier David Makhura, accusing him of making the final decision to terminate the contract with the psychiatric hospital.
The Special Investigating Unit has recovered money from five non-governmental organisations that unduly benefited from the relocation of Life Esidimeni patients six years ago.