#LifeEsidimeni: Manamela instructed employee 'to act unlawfully'

Gauteng deputy director of mental health services
Hannah Jacobus Picture: Nokuthula Mbatha/ANA

Johannesburg - An employee of the Gauteng Department of Health says former head of mental health Dr Makgabo Manamela forced her to give licences to NGOs without following proper procedure.

Deputy director of mental health services Hannah Jacobus on Thursday morning told the Life Esidimeni alternative dispute resolution hearings that Manamela instructed her to give out the licences to NGOs because of time constraints.

She said when she raised her concerns, she was sidelined from the Gauteng mental health marathon project that ended with the death of patients from neglect, dehydration and hunger.'

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By Tebogo Monama.