Mandy Wiener spoke to Cynthia Stimpel, author of Hijackers on Board and the director of Whistleblower House, on the threats against Director-General Phindile Baleni
-Questions around what form of security has been provided to Phindile Baleni
-Concern around the level of intimidation being levelled at government officials and whistleblowers
-Calls for better legislation to protect whistleblowers
Government needs to do more to protect those fighting against corruption and state capture. That's the plea by anti-corruption activist Cynthia Stimpel, former South African Airways treasurer, who blew the whistle on the airline.
The concern around the safety of government officials and whistleblowers comes in the wake of chilling death threats levelled against the director-general in the Presidency Phindile Baleni. Baleni received a bullet and letter in her mailbox, warning her to release the suspects in the Babita Deokaran murder case and drop the prosecution against those implicated in state capture.
Deokaran, a Gauteng health official, was assassinated outside her Johannesburg home in August last year. Deokaran had been one of the chief investigators probing dodgy Covid-19 contracts with the Gauteng health department.
Mandy Wiener spoke to Cynthia Stimpel, author of Hijackers on Board and the director of Whistleblower House.
The safety of whistleblowers is paramount. I've heard that the DG has been given security. But what we need to define is if she's been giving...
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