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No new tenders to be issued to replace equipment destroyed in Tembisa Hospital fires, says Phaahla
The health ministry said that no new public tender process would be launched for replacing equipment destroyed in two fires…
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Joe Phaahla concedes many health facilities in SA not fully compliant with fire safety requirements
Joe Phaahla concedes many health facilities in SA not fully compliant with fire safety requirements! The health department has conceded…
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SIU looking into claims Tembisa Hospital corruption extends to other hospitals
Special Investigating Unit (SIU) head Andy Mothibi says they’re looking into information that the rot uncovered at Tembisa Hospital which…
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Gauteng govt commits to tackling corruption at provincial departments
The Gauteng government said that it is closing the taps at provincial departments in a bid to clamp down on…
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Raymond Zondo again calls for financial incentives for whistleblowers
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has again called for financial incentives for whistleblowers. Friday marked the third anniversary of Babita Deokaran’s…
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Man who allegedly recruited Babita Deokaran’s killers is reportedly dead
In a major setback in the Babita Deokaran murder case, the Sunday Times reported that one of the men accused…
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Babita Deokaran’s family says they are far from closure
Slain whistleblower Babita Deokaran’s family say they are far from closure. It has been two years since she was assassinated…
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Health Dept welcomes sentencing of Babita Deokaran’s killers, calls on police to find the mastermind
Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla has welcomed the guilty plea and sentencing of the six men accused of killing Babita…
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Accused in Babita Deokaran murder expected to plead guilty in court
The Babita Deokaran case returns to court on Tuesday when the six men who were arrested and charged with the…
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6 men accused of killing Babita Deokaran likely to enter plea agreement & avoid trial
The case against six men accused of the murder of whistle-blower Babita Deokaran has been postponed to 22 August. Phakamani…
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Babita Deokaran’s murder case postponed to August 22
The case against six men accused of the murder of whistleblower Babita Deokaran has been postponed to August 22 in…
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President Ramaphosa assigns SIU to probe R1 billion corruption network at Tembisa Hospital
President Cyril Ramaphosa has initiated a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) inquiry into the R1 billion corruption networks at Tembisa Hospital.…
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Babita Deokaran murder accused returns to court
The case of six men accused of the murder of whistle blower Babita Deokaran is expected to resume in the…
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Outa plans to protest at Babita Deokaran murder case
The Babita Deokaran murder trials returns to court on Monday. The Gauteng Health Department official was assassinated in August 2021,…
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Ekurhuleni ANC bigshot’s home raided over Tembisa hospital tender graft
The Hawks have raided the home and business of the ANC’s treasurer-general in Ekurhuleni, Sello Sekhokho. According to reports by…
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Saftu’s Zwelinzima Vavi calls for Tembisa Hospital looters to be referred to NPA
Trade union federation, Saftu, said that the Special Investigating Unit (SIU)’s report on millions of rands in irregular expenditure at…
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SIU sets sights on alleged fraud & corruption at Thembisa Hospital
The Special Investigating Unit says it’s confident it’ll be able to claw back the millions irregularly paid to a few…
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Panyaza Lesufi: Babita Deokaran killed for exposing R1bn corruption at Tembisa Hospital
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has admitted that whistle-blower Babita Deokaran was murdered for exposing R1 billion worth of irregular tenders issued…
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Hawks swoop on Thembisa Hospital after corruption allegations
The Hawks have raided Thembisa Hospital following allegations of fraud and corruption. Babita Deokaran blew the whistle on serious financial…
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Damning SIU report to reveal the rot at Thembisa Hospital
The wheels of justice could finally start turning, with those implicated in looting the Thembisa Hospital facing the music. Gauteng…
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Deokaran murder case postponed to 18 November
The case against six men charged with the murder of health whistleblower Babita Deokaran has been postponed to 18 November.…
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Former KZN DPP Mlotshwa part of legal team representing Babita Deokaran murder accused
The accused in the Babita Deokaran case have replaced their legal team with some big guns, including advocate Simphiwe Mlotshwa,…
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Babita Deokaran murder case postponed to November
The case against six men accused of killing whistleblower Babita Deokaran will be back in the dock next month. Phakamani…
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Prasa whistleblower Martha Ngoye: I feel betrayed by country
The whistleblower responsible for exposing the vast corruption at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa), Martha Ngoye, said…
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No records of forensic probe request from Babita Deokaran, says MEC Mokgethi
Gauteng Health MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi on Tuesday said the department had no records of an official request for a forensic…
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R500 000 skinny jeans order was a typing error, says Tembisa Hospital CEO
Tembisa Hospital CEO Ashley Mthunzi has broken his silence on the skinny jeans scandal that recently rocked the hospital, saying…
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Outa calls for justice for whistleblower Babita Deokaran
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa)’s Wayne Duvenage has called on the highest echelons of government to ensure that justice…
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Babita Deokaran murder case postponed to 6 October
Babita Deokaran’s murder case has been postponed to 6 October. The defence’s legal team apparently hasn’t been paid and a…
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Babita Deokaran murder case resumes
Six men accused of killing whistleblower Babita Deokaran are back in court on Wednesday morning. Deokaran was killed outside her…
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Family remembers whistleblower Babita Deokaran a year after her murder
Emotional scenes unfolded outside Babita Deokaran’s home on Tuesday morning, as her loved ones gathered to pay homage to the…
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DA suspects cover-up on Tembisa Hospital corruption allegations
Criticism continues to mount over the Gauteng government’s slow response in dealing with corruption allegations uncovered by slain whistle-blower Babita…
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Makhura finalising appointment of investigator into Babita Deokaran murder
Gauteng Premier David Makhura is finalising the appointment of an Independent Forensic Investigator (IFI), to deal with allegations emerging from…
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State has 1 600 pages of evidence against Babita Deokaran murder accused
The High Court in Johannesburg has heard that the State has a whopping 1,600 pages of evidence against Babita Deokaran’s…
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Babita Deokaran‘s family worried that mastermind behind murder still not caught
Babita Deokaran’s family has again called for the authorities to move on the mastermind or masterminds behind her murder. Deokaran,…
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State still unaware of how Babita Deokaran’s murder was planned
Eight months after her death, the State still appears unaware of exactly how whistleblower Babita Deokaran’s apparent hit was planned,…
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Case against Babita Deokaran’s alleged killers postponed till April
The case against the six men arrested for senior Gauteng Health official and whistle-blower Babita Deokaran’s murder, is due back…
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Babita Deokaran murder suspects back in court
Six men accused of killing whistle-blower Babita Deokaran are expected to return to court on Thursday. The suspects last appeared…
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Magistrate in Deokaran case says Zweli Mkhize’s media statement holds no weight
The magistrate who presided over bail proceedings for the six men accused of killing Gauteng health official Babita Deokaran said…
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Six suspects in Babita Deokaran murder case denied bail
The six accused in the Babita Deokaran murder case have been denied bail at the Johannesburg Magistrates Court. The six…
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Babita Deokaran gets posthumous prize as justice’s tipsters awarded
Four South Africans were among those honoured at this year’s international Blueprint Whistleblowing Awards, among them slain Gauteng health official…
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Bail bid for Babita Deokaran murder suspects postponed
The six men accused of killing whistleblower Babita Deokaran will have to wait until later this month to find out…
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Bail bid for 6 men accused of murdering Babita Doerkan back in court
The bail application hearing of six men accused of killing whistleblower Babita Deokaran is back in the Johannesburg Magistrates Court…
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Suspects in Babita Deokaran case expected back in court for bail application
Six men accused of the murder of the Gauteng Department of Health whistleblower, Babita Deokaran, are expected to be back…
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Babita Deokaran murder: 6 suspects to learn next week about bail application
The six men accused of killing Gauteng Health whistleblower Babita Deokaran will hear next week if their bail applications are…
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Babita Deokaran murder case postponed due to lack of water at courts
Judgment in the bail application of the six men accused of killing Gauteng health department whistleblower, Babita Deokaran, has been…
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Babita Deokaran’s alleged killers back in court
Her death sent shockwaves throughout the country in August. On Friday, six men accused of murdering whistleblower Babita Deokaran will…
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State capture whistleblower Athol Williams leaves South Africa over safety concerns
State capture whistleblower and author, Athol Williams, has left South Africa citing growing safety concerns that have been exacerbated by…
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Zweli Mkhize says he had absolutely nothing to do with Babita Deokaran murder
Former Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has flatly denied any involvement in whistle-blower Babita Deokaran’s murder. “Dr Mkhize would like to…
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Babita Deokaran case serves up another twist
It appears the six men accused of killing Babita Deokaran want certain statements they made after they were arrested thrown…
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Babita Deokaran murder accused back in court
The six suspects alleged to have been involved in the murder of Gauteng Health official Babita Deokaran, are back in…
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