Babita Deokaran
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The new whistleblower Bill is progressive but the consultation period (which closes on 14 May 2024) should be used to push for improved legal aid access, stronger independent…
Editorial: Babita’s spirit must haunt them all
Deokaran will forever be remembered as a hero, a patriot who, in life as in death, has refused to be silenced. She died for the truth, not with it
Beyond the headlines: Jeff Wicks turns Babita Deokaran’s story into a lasting testament
Jeff Wicks’s book The Shadow State is both an exposé and a tribute, ensuring that whistleblower Babita Deokaran’s warnings echo beyond her murder
He is a whistleblower, police committee chair says of Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi
Ian Cameron has again called for lifestyle and skills audits on the top ranks of the South African Police Service
Mchunu denies disbanding political killings task team to shield politicians
KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has accused the minister of having ties to the criminal underworld
Law group slams attempt on the life of Sars advocate Coreth Naude
Naude, who was investigating a case involving R37 million in unpaid taxes by a prominent businesswoman, survived a shooting in Umhlanga on Thursday
Death of a Whistleblower: Bravery blow by blow
A gripping South African political thriller expands on the theme of whistleblowers
Local whistleblowers among global recipients of bravery awards
SA whistleblowers are ‘under siege’ and not protected by a law that is supposed to do so
Babita Deokaran’s killers plead guilty, sentenced to six to 22 years
All six men, who appeared in the Johannesburg high court on Tuesday, agreed to a plea deal
Gospel star Xolani Jwaga ‘scored from hospital graft’
Xolani Jwaga, who owns an events company, helped build shoddy sports facilities at a provincial facility
David Makhura ‘protected’ hospital boss
R48 million was looted from Gauteng’s health system following the alleged shielding of Tembisa Hospital’s chief executive
International whistleblower awards honour four South Africans
Babita Deokaran, Thabiso Zulu, Francois van der Westhuizen and Pieter Snyders received international recognition at awards hosted by the Blueprint for Free Speech
Babita Deokaran: an obstacle for the corrupt
The family of health department employee Babita Deokaran are devastated at her assassination, but proud of her role as a ‘hero’ in exposing corruption
Protected Disclosures Act: How did whistleblowing law go wrong?
Current legislation mainly protects employees and those who make allegations anonymously and offers too little protection for witnesses
Almost 2 000 South Africans step up to report corruption
The most-reported crimes range from extortion and abuse of authority to Covid-19 related graft, according to a new report by Corruption Watch