The Shadow State: Why Babita Deokaran had to die

By Jeff Wicks

On 23 August 2021, a quiet, hardworking single mom was shot down in a hail of bullets as she drove home. Her name was Babita Deokaran, chief accountant at the Gauteng Department of Health. The izinkabi paid to kill her were caught, but the question remained: who ordered her murder, and why? Crime reporter Jeff Wicks set out to find the answer.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0624096149
• ISBN13: 9780624096146
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Tafelberg
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"