
The calls to protect whistleblowers have grown louder.
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From Ekurhuleni financial auditor Mpho Mafole to Brakpan crimefighter Marius van der Merwe, several whistleblowers have paid the ultimate price for doing the right thing.
News24 senior investigative journalist, Sikonathi Manthshantsha, is on the line with us in this end-of-the-year edition of The Lead to try and make sense of all the izinkabi’s bloodshed.
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