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Blow by blow: Jeff Wicks, winner of this year’s Nat Nakasa Award for Courageous Journalism, and author of The Shadow State, with Renu and Dominic Williams at the book launch in Johannesburg, which was also launched at Ike’s Book Corner for Durban family members and book lovers. Photos: NB Publishers/Tafelberg, Deokaran family

Beyond the headlines: Jeff Wicks turns Babita Deokaran’s story into a lasting testament

Jeff Wicks’s book The Shadow State is both an exposé and a tribute, ensuring that whistleblower Babita Deokaran’s warnings echo beyond her murder

  • Eyaaz
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