Unresolved Assassination of Whistleblower Babita Deokaran Highlights Systemic Corruption in South Africa

The 2021 assassination of whistleblower Babita Deokaran remains unsolved regarding the intellectual authors, despite the conviction of the hitmen. The case underscores deep-seated corruption within the Tembisa Hospital procurement system and broader South African public sector, with authorities acknowledging the failure to identify the financiers of the contract killing.