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In a decisive move to combat corruption and bolster the safety of whistleblowers, a new national initiative called Courage Hub SA was officially launched in Johannesburg on April 27.
Proudly labelled as South Africa’s first Ethics and Storytelling Centre, the platform aims to unite civil society organisations, governance experts, and whistleblower advocates to provide structured support for individuals who expose wrongdoing.
The initiative comes at a time when whistleblower safety in South Africa remains under intense scrutiny, following a series of high-profile killings and intimidation cases linked to corruption reporting in both public institutions and the private sector.
Among the most widely cited cases is that of Babita Deokaran, a senior Gauteng Department of Health official who was assassinated in 2021 after flagging irregularities linked to hundreds of millions of rand in procurement at Tembisa Hospital.
Her killing, which investigators linked to her role in exposing corruption, has become a symbol of the risks faced by whistleblowers in the country.
More recently, concern has been raised over other reported killings and attacks on individuals linked to corruption investigations, including witnesses in broader state capture and law enforcement-related probes. In late 2025, a former police officer and protected witness in a corruption inquiry was shot dead outside his home after testifying about alleged links between senior officials and criminal...
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