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South Africans Not Convinced by ActionSA's Whistleblower Protection Proposal

Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:47 AM

by Justin Williams

3 min read

ActionSA said that it intends to propose a new legislation to protect whistleblowers in South Africa
This comes after the party commemorated the life of a health department official Babita Deokaran
Deokaran was shot and killed in front of her home in 2021 after exposing multimillion-rand suspicious payment linked to Tembisa hospital

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The ActionSA stated that it will propose a new legislation aimed at protecting whistleblowers exposing corruption in South Africa.

What did the party say?

The leader of the ActionSA, Herman Mashaba, said that more needs to be done to protect whistleblowers in the country. He said that he is excited to announce that his part is working extremely hard to introduce a private memebers' bill.

Mashaba said that this bill will strenghten the fight against corruption aswell as protect whistleblowers. He said the bill aims to incentivise whistleblowers who risk everything to expose corruption.

Who is Babita Deokaran?

Deokaran was a health official in Johannesburg. She was shot and killed outside her home in 2021. Deokaran was killed after she exposed suspicious payments amounting to over R850 million linked to the Tembisa hospital in Ekurhuleni.

On Saturday, 23 August 2025, ActionSA commemorated Deokaran and others. ActionSA said that these whistleblowers paid the ultimate price for exposing corruption. It said that Deokaran's death exposes the justice system's failure to protect the brave South Africans.

"Tragically, four years later, the masterminds behind her brutal assassination remain unknown and her family continues to wait for justice.

ActionSA continues to call on law enforcement to strengthen its efforts and ensure that those responsible are finally held to account. ActionSA said.

ActionSA stated that the deaths were entirely preventable and described the assassinations as a indictment of a system that, even years later, has yet to deliver justice to the victims’ families. The party further highlighted that corruption remains pervasive and continues to thrive, with little indication that the government is genuinely committed to combating it.

What did South Africans say?

Social media users shared their opinions regarding the proposed legistation.

@walter4life said:

"Also, let's submit the separation prisoners. Foreigners must have their own prison where the conditions will be unbearable for them not to commit crime in this country again."

@gunny_sa said:

"Will the people in Rivers Church please check in on Herm's. The man is Tweeting in church again. Pay attention, Herman. You need to."

@ianosworldwide said:

"Please let this be a real thing not twitter PR."

@Vikesh666

"Auction SA is an enabler of corruption."

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