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On 23 August 2021, a quiet, hardworking single mom was shot down in a hail of bullets as she drove home. Her name was Babita Deokaran, chief accountant at Tembisa Hospital. The izinkabi paid to kill her were caught, but the question remained: who ordered her murder, and why? Crime reporter Jeff Wicks set out to find the answer – a pursuit that would profoundly change, even endanger, his life. This is an explosive investigation into state capture and a moving tribute to the cost of integrity.
The author: Jeff Wicks works for News24’s investigations team in Johannesburg. He won the Nat Nakasa Award for courageous journalism and two Taco Kuiper Awards for Investigative Journalism. His work on the murder of Babita Deokaran was shortlisted for the Global Shining Light Award, recognising watchdog journalism in developing countries done under threat.
