Families of the Life Esidiment tragedy in South Africa are calling for the former Health MEC in Gauteng province and the former Mental Health Director be charged for the deaths of some of the 144 mental health patients who died after being transferred from a resourced Life Esidimeni facility - to ill-equipped and unlicensed NGOs - over eight years ago.  

They were speaking at the launch of a book titled - Life Esidimeni Portraits of lives lost - which details the stories of people who lost their loved ones in the tragedy.

Channel Africa's Sisi Segalo attended the launch and filed this report.

Families of the Life Esidiment tragedy in South Africa are calling for the former Health MEC in Gauteng province and the former Mental Health Director be charged for the deaths of some of the 144 mental health patients who died after being transferred from a resourced Life Esidimeni facility - to ill-equipped and unlicensed NGOs - over eight years ago.  
They were speaking at the launch of a book titled - Life Esidimeni Portraits of lives lost - which details the stories of people who lost their loved ones in the tragedy.
Channel Africa's Sisi Segalo attended the launch and filed this report.

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Families of the Life Esidiment tragedy launch of book

The transatlantic slave trade, which took place between 1500 and 1866 and saw approximately 12.5 million Africans forcibly transported across the Atlantic, with an estimated 2 million dying during the Middle Passage, has now been formally declared a crime against humanity by the United Nations General Assembly.

The landmark resolution, adopted yesterday, also calls for reparations as part of global efforts to acknowledge and redress the profound historical injustices inflicted on African people and their descendants.

Professor Thulasizwe Simpson, Associate Professor in the Department of Historical & Heritage Studies at the University of Pretoria, notes that the scale and brutality of the transatlantic slave trade remain among the darkest chapters in human history, with long‑lasting social, economic and cultural consequences still felt across the globe.

Sisi Segalo has more on the story.

The transatlantic slave trade, which took place between 1500 and 1866 and saw approximately 12.5 million Africans forcibly transported across the Atlantic, with an estimated 2 million dying during the Middle Passage, has now been formally declared a crime against humanity by the United Nations General Assembly.
The landmark resolution, adopted yesterday, also calls for reparations as part of global efforts to acknowledge and redress the profound historical injustices inflicted on African people and their descendants.
Professor Thulasizwe Simpson, Associate Professor in the Department of Historical &amp; Heritage Studies at the University of Pretoria, notes that the scale and brutality of the transatlantic slave trade remain among the darkest chapters in human history, with long‑lasting social, economic and cultural consequences still felt across the globe.
Sisi Segalo has more on the story.

UN declares transatlantic slave trade a crime against humanity

Here's this week's segment of the African Arty Beats.

Here's this week's segment of the African Arty Beats.

Arty beat | March 27

South African consumers are showing resilience in their daily financial management, with the Nedbank NedFinHealth Index reporting improvements for the third consecutive year.

The index indicates that while households are becoming steadier in managing their spending, borrowing and saving habits, many still hold concerns about the future, particularly when it comes to long‑term financial planning, retirement readiness and broader economic uncertainty.

Nhlanhla Mahlangu reports.

South African consumers are showing resilience in their daily financial management, with the Nedbank NedFinHealth Index reporting improvements for the third consecutive year.
The index indicates that while households are becoming steadier in managing their spending, borrowing and saving habits, many still hold concerns about the future, particularly when it comes to long‑term financial planning, retirement readiness and broader economic uncertainty.
Nhlanhla Mahlangu reports.

Families of the Life Esidiment tragedy launch of book

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