Statement by Sam Shabane, GOOD National Chairperson
25 August 2021
On Monday the CFO of the Gauteng Provincial Department of Health – who is apparently a witness in the investigations of PPE corruption in the Provincial Government – was gunned down outside her home after dropping off a child.
GOOD extends its heartfelt condolences to Deokaran’s family.
We also express concern about the speculation that her murder was an assassination linked to investigations of corruption in which she was a witness.
The fight for a good South Africa is the responsibility of each and every South African and if she was a doing her duty to our country, as a key witness in corruption investigations, then our law enforcement agencies must account for the failure to have protected her.
We implore the agencies of the state; local law enforcement, the South African Police Service, the SIU and the courts – all South Africans who are agents for GOOD change – to ensure that other witnesses are afforded the protection that Deokaran should have received.
We wont stop the looting unless those implicated are held to account and punished for their crimes.
This requires protecting and rewarding witnesses for their bravery; not leaving them to fend for themselves.