In The Oil and Gas Kingpin of Africa: The ‘Law Firm’ Brokering Africa’s Biggest Oil and Gas Deals, Open Secrets profiles lawyer and businessman, NJ Ayuk, and his company, CLG (formerly known as Centurion Law Group). Both have a wide network of influence and power across the African continent. While Ayuk and CLG benefit from public funds, the fossil fuel industry continues wreck harm on people and our environment across Africa.
MEDIA STATEMENT 28 October 2026 New Open Secrets investigation reveals fresh details of a shady South African ‘law firm’ behind mega oil and gas Today, Open Secrets publishes a new investigative report; The Oil and Gas Kingpin of Africa: The ‘Law Firm’ Brokering Africa’s Biggest Oil and Gas Deals. The report profiles lawyer and…
South Africa’s healthcare sector is marred by deep rooted inequalities, with millions relying on an overly strained and under resourced public healthcare system. In this instalment of Who Owns South Africa, Open Secrets turns the spotlight on to the role of private players in the health care system and shows how the concentration of private power shapes the sector.
Documents we have obtained reveal the banks are contracted by the Department of Social Development and the South African Social Security Agency to digitally verify grant beneficiaries’ income status and dispense grant payments from Sassa.
Documents we have obtained reveal the banks are contracted by the Department of Social Development and the South African Social Security Agency to digitally verify grant beneficiaries’ income status and dispense grant payments from Sassa.
South Africa’s healthcare sector is marred by deep rooted inequalities, with millions relying on an overly strained and under resourced public healthcare system. In this instalment of Who Owns South Africa, Open Secrets turns the spotlight on to the role of private players in the health care system and shows how the concentration of private power shapes the sector.
South Africa’s healthcare sector is marred by deep rooted inequalities, with millions relying on an overly strained and under resourced public healthcare system. In this instalment of Who Owns South Africa, Open Secrets turns the spotlight on to the role of private players in the health care system and shows how the concentration of private power shapes the sector.
The UAE is selling well-equipped armoured vehicles to African states under a ‘Made in Emirates’ label. But documents from a whistleblower show that these are South African-designed vehicles built by the staff of Integrated Convoy Protection, a South African company. The vehicles were built in the UAE by ICP staff using parts exported from South Africa. Open Secrets can now publish this story following a three-week gag order obtained by International Convoy Protection (ICP) from the Western Cape Division of the High Court in Cape Town that prevented us from saying anything about this story.
The Western Cape High Court has dismissed the urgent interdict application brought by Integrated Convoy Protection (ICP) against Open Secrets. The interdict sought to silence Open Secrets and prevent the publication of an article about ICP’s contract to supply armoured vehicles to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Investigative nonprofit Open Secrets has confirmed that it is currently “unable to speak on a matter of significant public importance” due to a court-imposed restriction.