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.