The Democratic Alliance slams Health Minister Joe Phaahla for not bringing those involved in the assassination of whistle-blower Babita Deokaran to book in the PPE scandal. DA
Activists and a relative of murdered whistle blower Babita Deokaran at the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court ahead of the judgment in the bail application of six men accused of her murder, August 16, 2022 Activists and a relative of murdered whistle blower Babita Deokaran at the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court ahead of the judgment in the bail application of six men accused of her murder, August 16,...
Wilson says, “It’s over a year since Babita Deokaran was gunned down for exposing the deep corruptions and the overpricing of goods supplied to the Tembisa Hospital. Over a year and the matter is still under SIU Investigation and to date, not one of the companies cited in the expose’ have been blacklisted by the department, so that corruption continues unabated.
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