A City of Johannesburg whistleblower who uncovered billions of rand in graft in the Department of Public Safety has written to Mayor Mpho Phalatse and other officials desperately seeking protection.
In a letter dated 14 November, Sarika Lakraj-Naidoo, the department's former director of finance, said she believed she was entitled to protection after reporting 12 dodgy contracts to the tune of R8.2 billion to the authorities and having received threats in the past.
But according to the City, the matter "has nothing to do with the political leadership" and was an "administrative process".