Whistle-blower, Babita Deokaran, will be honoured in Mount Edgecombe on August 9.
A MONUMENT honouring slain whistleblower Babita Deokaran will be unveiled in Mount Edgecombe on August 9, nearly five years after her murder shocked the country and highlighted deep-rooted corruption within the public health sector.
Deokaran, a chief accountant at the Gauteng Department of Health, was shot and killed outside her home on August 23 2021.
In the days leading up to her murder, she had raised concerns over irregular payments, kept detailed records exposing the alleged looting of public healthcare funds, and tried to halt R100 million in suspicious payments.
The monument initiative is spearheaded by the Mount Edgecombe Arts and Cultural Council and the Shri Mariammen Temple Society, who said it was important to honour Deokaran in the community where she grew up.
