Life Esidimeni: Waiting for justice is an injustice - The Mail & Guardian

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The NPA has announced a formal inquest hearing into the Life Esidimeni tragedy will begin on 19 July in the Pretoria high court. The families can only hope this will lead to criminal prosecutions.

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This is very much a South African problem that affects all spheres of life. It is an issue, however, that will always disproportionately affect the marginalised.

We also excel at denial when we are confronted with the truth. Denial is, in fact, a very important part of our political make-up. Perhaps if the victims of this tragedy had some social capital we wouldn’t be here waiting. Those 144 people were invisible in life and may have come to understand how paltry their lives were perceived to be. We don’t have to prove them right, again. Verdicts will not bring them back and are a measure of individual accountability. For justice to be served, transformation and accountability are a must.These are unprecedented times, and the role of media to tell and record the story of South Africa as it develops is more important than ever.

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Youll survive till then

Very true

Another hogwash to finally close this case.

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