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EXCLUSIVE | Babita Deokaran 'killer's' government day job - and how he got paid while behind bars

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Sanele Mbhele.
Sanele Mbhele.
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Sanele Mbhele - one of six alleged "hitmen" linked to the assassination of Gauteng Department of Health whistleblower Babita Deokaran - has been quietly pocketing his salary from a KwaZulu-Natal municipality for months and has even been paid for time while behind bars.

News24 can reveal that Mbhele - a 27-year-old general worker at the Nkosi Langalibalele District Municipality in Estcourt - had gone AWOL and last reported for duty in March.

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