Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change
Open Secrets and the Access to Information Coalition for the Energy Sector (ATIC) submitted a crucial report to the UN Special Rapporteur for Climate Change.
Open Secrets Condemns Israel’s War on the Palestinian people
Open Secrets stands with the Palestinian people. We call for an immediate ceasefire by the Israeli occupation forces and an end to Israeli apartheid.
President Ramaphosa- Release the Lady R report!
Open Secrets and the Campaign for Free Expression lodged an information application with the Office of the President asking for the final report (and additional relevant information) on the docking of the Lady R Russian cargo vessel during December 2022.
Russian Doll – an assassination, abductions and the mystery of the Lady R
What was an SANDF Special Forces UNIT doing in Simon’s Town when containers were loaded off and on the Russian vessel the Lady R? Open Secrets investigates.
Gupta Brothers extradition PAIA – DIRCO & SSA
Open Secrets information requests to the Department of International Relations and Co-operation (DIRCO) and the State Security Agency (SSA) for any documentation regarding South Africa’s attempts to extradite Atul Gupta, Ajay Gupta and Rajesh Gupta.
Democracy dies behind closed doors – Why we demand to know the truth about the Lady R arms shipment
Democracy dies behind closed doors – Why we demand to know the truth about the Lady R arms shipment.
PAIA |National Orders
Open Secrets submitted a PAIA request to the Presidency asking for any documentation on how and why Duma Ndlovu and Michael Horn nominations were accepted to receive the National Order Award.
Defending the right to access apartheid records
LHR and Open Secrets in Court Today defending the right to access apartheid records
SARB Files| Brigadier Johann Philip Derk Blaauw
In April 2021, after a 8-year battle, the SARB finally released the records of Jan Blaauw and Vito Palazzolo to Open Secrets. This is the result of a precedent-setting legal action that ensured the right of all South Africans to access information in the public interest.
SARB Files| Palazzolo
In April 2021, after a 8-year battle, the SARB finally released the records of Jan Blaauw and Vito Palazzolo to Open Secrets. This is the result of a precedent-setting legal action that ensured the right of all South Africans to access information in the public interest.