South African Psychiatry - November 2020

FROM THE EDITOR
At this time of great loss, please accept my condolence on behalf of Psychiatrists from East and
Southern Africa whom I represent at the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Board. Our thoughts
are with you and his family.
Prof. David M. Ndetei
WPA Zone 14 Representative
Dear David and colleagues,
Please accept the condolences of your colleagues in WPA, for you and SASOP and the family of the
late Dr. Jan Chabalala on his untimely and tragic loss.
We recognise Dr Chabalala’s life and work and his major achievements in national and international
psychiatry and mourn with you his passing. As mentioned by Afzal we hope to receive your obituary
notes for publication by WPA.
With kind regards
Helen
Professor Helen Herrman AO
President, World Psychiatric Association
As 2021 approaches, the only thing I know for sure is that it will commence on the 1st of January...
this year 2020 has taught me that whilst planning for the future is what we do...living each day fully
is what we must do. I hope that the new year will find us all safely there...I look forward to seeing you
then. Take care
Solly Rataemane - Department of Psychiatry, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
Louw Roos - Department of Psychiatry, University of Pretoria
Zuki Zingela - Head, Department of Psychiatry, Walter Sisulu University
Bonga Chiliza - Head Department of Psychiatry UKZN; President South African Society of Psychiatrists
Acknowledgement: Thanks to Lisa Selwood for assistance with proof reading
Design and Layout: Rigel Andreoli
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