Our Annual report is here!News Newsletter October 8, 2025 Nolwazi Nene Mamello Mosiana In 2024/25, Open Secrets’ work was broadcast, debated, and acted on, and it was sustained by the commitment and support of partners within civil society and on occasion by engaged state institutions. In this report we reflect on Open Secrets’ impact and…
July 2025 Newsletter | Open Secrets contributes to 2025’s big accountability breakthroughsNews Newsletter August 1, 2025 Nolwazi Nene Mamello Mosiana Despite the relentless gloom of the news cycle, 2025 has brought meaningful strides towards justice and accountability. The Dirty Dozen, the Twelve South African National Defence Force members were finally charged in connection to the…
May was a month of fierce truth-telling and collective courage—from the stirring voices at our second People’s Hearing on Energy Profiteers to our legal showdown with the NPA and Hawks over PRASA corruption…
Our March newsletter reflects Open Secrets’ unwavering commitment to speaking truth to power, loudly and courageously, in honour of those who fought for justice.
February was a landmark month for South African politics, both on the home front and on the international stage. From the State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2025, the heated debate over the (very lukewarm) Expropriation Bill, the postponed budget speech, and becoming a favoured target of the Trump regime—South Africa was in the global spotlight.
As we step into Spring, let’s take a moment to reflect on the highlights of July and August. We celebrated Dulcie September’s remarkable life and honored Women’s Month through a Listening Cinema; we released our 2023/2024 Annual Report; and Open Secrets Radio has two new episodes…
We are seeking accountability for a key player in the Rwandan Genocide, we launched the Gupta Tracker, and made a submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change.
From in-depth investigative reporting on the potential profiteers of a Basic Income Grant, to our relentless pursuit of legal accountability for those implicated in State Capture in Zimbabwe, Open Secrets continued to pursue accountability in May.
Newsletter: April 2024 Accountability and Peace in South Africa, Eswatini, and the DRC We are continuing to broaden our reach. This month our pursuit of justice and accountability for economic crime took us from South Africa to Eswatini and the DRC. #AllEyesOnCongo: Peace, Justice and Accountability in the DRC On the 11th of April 2024…
2023 was a busy year for Open Secrets. Our team of investigators, campaigners, and lawyers challenged powerful – and in some instances dangerous – profiteers and human rights abusers. We published four new investigative reports – including our first on climate profiteers – and continued the fight for justice and accountability for perpetrators and enablers of economic crime and human rights violations.