UpcomingPatient Rightsonline
Know Your Rights: Mental Health and the Law in South Africa
Advocate Zanele Khumalo—Human Rights Advocate, Johannesburg
Tuesday, 24 June 2025
18:00 – 19:30 SAST
Zoom
About This Seminar
What are your rights as a mental health patient in South Africa? This seminar covers the National Health Act (Section 6), the Mental Health Care Act, and what to do if your rights are not respected. Presented in plain language for the general public — not legal advice, but essential information.
Agenda
- 1Your rights under the National Health Act (Section 6)
- 2The Mental Health Care Act: key provisions
- 3Informed consent: what it means and why it matters
- 4What to do if your rights are not respected
- 5HPCSA complaints: how the process works
- 6The Health Ombud and other recourse mechanisms
- 7Q&A with Advocate Khumalo
About the Speaker
Advocate Zanele Khumalo
Human Rights Advocate, Johannesburg
Advocate Zanele Khumalo is a human rights advocate with a focus on health law and patient rights. She has represented patients in HPCSA complaints proceedings and advises community organisations on health rights under South African law.
This seminar is for educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute medical, psychological, or legal advice. If you are in crisis, please contact the SADAG 24-hour helpline: 0800 456 789.
Register to Attend
Free. You will receive the Zoom link by email before the event.
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