Babita Deokaran | Friends, family to pay tribute to whistleblower

JOHANNESBURG - It’s exactly two years since the murder of whistleblower Babita Deokaran.

Civil rights groups -- including Corruption Watch, Section 27 and the SA Council of Churches -- will accompany her family to the crime scene where she was killed.

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On Tuesday, six men pled guilty to her murder and were sentenced by the High Court in Johannesburg.

They were handed different sentences as per the roles they played.

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Sentences ranged from six to 22 years.

Deokaran was gunned down outside her home after flagging hundreds of millions of rand in dodgy payments at Tembisa Hospital.

A memorial service will be held in her honour.