The former head of Gauteng Mental Health, Makgabo Manamela, has told the Life Esidimeni inquest that ‘even qualified people like psychiatrists did not raise concerns in the meetings. They were scared to speak.’
The Life Esidimeni inquest resumed this week with the former head of the mental health directorate at the Gauteng Department of Health, Dr Makgabo Manamela, finally taking the stand after numerous delays in September.