By Michael Marchant and Luvano Ntuli PetroSA’s history is a stark warning of the corruption risks inherent in the murky world of oil and gas. The state-owned petroleum company has left behind a litany of scandals that have cost the South African public dearly. Few responsible have faced any accountability. The previous two instalments of…
Explore how TotalEnergies’ operations, from Uganda to South Africa, expose a legacy of environmental harm, human rights violations, and greenwashing tactics. Part of Open Secrets’ Unaccountable series.
Explore how Shell’s operations have prioritized profits over environmental and human rights, with a focus on its controversial activities in Nigeria and South Africa.
An Open Secrets report raises the alarm about the way in which oil companies do business. Yet in South Africa, these companies have had a steadfast champion in mining minister Gwede Mantashe.
Open Secrets’ Head Investigator Michael Marchant joins Clarence Ford on ‘Views and News with Clarence Ford’ to uncover how corporations are pushing for expansion and profits, despite fierce resistance.
In the Corporations and Economic Crime Report: The Oil and Gas Majors, we expose Shell, TotalEnergies, and Impact Oil and Gas—three industry giants determined to expand their oil and gas operations in South Africa, despite strong resistance from local communities.
Explore the key players profiting from the climate crisis and renewable energy transition with Open Secrets’ interactive tool, the PowerMapper. This tool highlights private actors driving South Africa’s coal, gas, oil, and renewable energy sectors, based on our report Who Has the Power? South Africa’s Energy Profiteers
Register here to join Open Secrets and Currency for the launch of Open Secrets’ new report: The Corporations and Economic Crime Report Vol. 4: The Oil and Gas Majors.
In the fourth episode of the African Climate Alliance Podcast’s Cancel Coal season, Zen Mathe and Michael Marchant from Open Secrets uncover the power and money dynamics within South Africa’s energy landscape as well as the lessons that can be learned for achieving an equitable and just energy transition.
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.
