Gauteng mental health ex-director Manamela says she would have been fired if she defied MEC Mahlangu over Esidimeni patients
Former director of Gauteng mental health Dr Makgabo Manamela says she would have been fired if she did not follow then MEC for health Qedani Mahlangu's instructions to move patients from Life Esidimeni facilities.
This was revealed by Manamela's lawyer Adv Russell Sibara, who was cross-examining the former boss of Life Esidimeni, Dr Morgan Mkhatshwa, at the Life Esidimeni inquest on Tuesday...
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