News24 | WATCH | Did Babita die in vain? News24’s Jeff Wicks discusses SA’s fight against corruption

Four years ago, Babita Deokaran was gunned down after exposing alleged corruption in Gauteng’s Department of Health.

Four years after whistleblower Babita Deokaran was killed for speaking truth to power, what progress has been made in South Africa’s fight against corrupton?

WATCH THE PANEL DISCUSSION HERE:

Deokaran’s murder shocked the nation, but has justice been served, and has her sacrifice led to change?

On Wednesday, 20 August at noon, News24’s Jeff Wicks, whistleblower and author Cynthia Stimpel, and civil society leader Wayne Duvenage discussed the circumstances surrounding Babita’s killing and the broader state of whistleblower protection in South Africa.

The panel explored what Babita’s case reveals about the country’s ability or inability to protect those who speak out, and whether South Africa is making any meaningful progress in its fight against corruption.

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