Whistleblowers
Slain Babita Deokaran, 3 other whistleblowers honoured for bravery
Slain Gauteng health official Babita Deokaran is among those honoured by the non-profit organisation Blueprint for Free Speech on Wednesday night.
Dlodlo was speaking at a virtual event commemorating International Anti-Corruption Day.
South Africa has seen a fair number of whistleblowers raising the alarm on irregularities and corruption – the most recent was murdered.
Six suspects charged with the murder of senior Gauteng health official Babita Deokaran returned to the Johannesburg Magistrates Court on 13 September 2021 for bail applications.
Gauteng Premier David Makhura said that until the perpetrators of corruption were arrested, he and his government must be held responsible for the murder of senior official, Babita Deokaran.
Public Works Minister Patricia de Lille believed that paying them a fee would go a long way in ensuring that their information was appreciated by government.
The commission runs the anti-corruption hotline an anonymous service, which records complaints by public servants.