The 53-year-old was gunned down outside her Johannesburg home, a year ago in what is believed to have been a hit linked to her unearthing corruption in the department.
“We are disgusted quite frankly. In this case, it’s about how late and how long it has taken the [Gauteng] Health MEC [Nomathemba Mokgethi] to take action. The action that [is] being taken now is too late. A forensic investigation needed to have taken place around the red flags that she raised, about the misspending at Tembisa Hospital. We are quite disgusted at the lack of urgency in dealing with corruption in this country,” says Duvenage.
Last week, the Gauteng government suspended its Health Department Chief Financial Officer Lerato Madyo and the Tembisa Hospital CEO Ashley Mthunzi over allegations of improper procurement and payment of service providers at the hospital.investigation revealed that weeks before her murder, Deokaran had raised concern over dubious payments at the Tembisa Hospital.
Spokesperson for the Gauteng Premier, Vuyo Mhaga, said that another senior health official has recently been threatened.Share article
We have a long way to go as Africans and South Africans to be specific, any blood sucking European with money can just come get us and create a stage protest with our people as if they know what's going on😔😔 until when mara