IT has been a year since whistle-blower Babita Deokaran was killed.
The men accused of her murder briefly appeared in the Joburg High Court on Wednesday, 24 August.
The court heard that the defence hasn’t been paid.
The matter was postponed to 6 October and Phakamani Hadebe, Zitha Hadebe, Nhlangano Ndlovu, Sanele Mbhele, Simphiwe Mazibuko and Phakanyiswa Dladla were remanded in custody.
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation hosted a memorial for her on Tuesday night at the Mondeor Baptist Church, south of Joburg, where different speakers praised the heroic and brave manner in which she dealt with corruption.
Wayne Duvenage from the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse called on government to ensure that justice is served for Deokaran and her family.
“While the assassins, who have been apprehended, may have pulled the trigger, the people behind this ghastly, atrocious death and passing of Babita are still walking free,” said Duvenage.
“They’re the ones that need to be held accountable.”
Former head of legal at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa Martha Ngoye said the looting of state funds has far reaching consequences.
“Every time these funds are looted, the most vulnerable are robbed of services, our collective pride in our country wanes and our children have less money to run this country,” said Ngoye.
