News24 | OPINION | Christine Nxumalo: Shunned - The hidden cost of speaking out about Life Esidimeni

An inquest has found that Gauteng's former health MEC, Qedani Mahlangu, and former head of mental health, Makgabo Manamela, can be held responsible for the death of Christine Nxumalo's sister, Virginia Machpelah. Nxumalo was one of the first Life Esidimeni family members who spoke out about the death of a loved one. But she writes it came at a devastatingly high cost.