On July 10, 2024, Judge Mmonoa Teffo ruled that former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu and mental health director Makgabo Manemela can be held criminally liable for the deaths of nine patients who were transferred from the Life Esidimeni facility to non-governmental organizations in 2016. This verdict brings a significant sense of justice to the families affected by this tragedy.

The famed American intellectual Noam Chomsky, 95, has been discharged from Beneficencia Portuguesa Hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Chomsky, a pivotal figure in modern linguistics, had been under treatment for ongoing health issues, including speech problems and mobility difficulties. His treatment will now continue at his home.