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Zen Mathe

Zen Mathe is an Investigator at Open Secrets. She contributes to investigative research across all the organisation’s thematic areas. She has a keen interest in promoting justice and holding perpetrators of corruption and economic crime accountable. Her investigative work has included focusing on private sector entities, such as Bain & Company. She is passionate about Sustainable Development and climate justice, and her work has involved being the project lead and co-author for reports such as, The Climate Consultants: How Management Consultants Cash in on the Climate Crisis and Who Has the Power: South Africa’s Energy Profiteers. As an advocate for civil society partnerships and collaboration, Zen has also worked in leading the organisation’s efforts in coordinating the Civil Society Working Group on State Capture (CSWG) from 2019 to 2024. Zen holds a BA International Studies degree from Stellenbosch University and a Postgraduate in Sustainable Development from the Sustainability Institute, at Stellenbosch University’s School of Public Leadership. She previously worked as a postgraduate researcher at the Centre for Complex Systems in Transition (CST), where she engaged in research around State Capture and governance issues.

INVESTIGATION | Who Owns South Africa? – Private Health

by Luthando Vilakazi, Zen Mathe, Luvano Ntuli June 22, 2026

South Africa’s healthcare sector is marred by deep rooted inequalities, with millions relying on an overly strained and under resourced public healthcare system.... Read more.