Babita Deokaran (whistleblower)

Babita Deokaran (1968 - 23 August 2021) was a South African civil servant and whistleblower who exposed large-scale corruption and procurement irregularities within the Department of Health in Gauteng. She was the acting Chief Financial Officer at Tembisa Hospital. She was assassinated on 23 August 2021 outside her home in Johannesburg shortly after uncovering evidence of financial misconduct in hospital tenders. Her death drew national and international attention to the dangers faced by whistleblowers in South Africa.