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 faces 33% unemployment and record corporate profits. Open Secrets’ new investigation, Who Owns South Africa reveals how money, power and politics fuel inequality.
The Climate Consultants, a new investigation by Open Secrets, shows how management consultants are cashing in on the climate crisis and highlights that there must be public debate about how we hold these unelected private technocrats to account.
South Africa’s FIC: South African printing firm paid politically connected Zimbabwean agent R800mInvestigations State Capture Profiteers Zimbabwe Illustrative image: Printing firm Ren-Form.(Photo: Google images) | Ballot papers are poured on to a table as the counting of the votes begins during the Zimbabwean general election. (Photo: Dan Kitwood / Getty Images) | Wicknell Chivayo. (Photo:…
#ShutdownsEverywhereYouGo, a new investigation by Open Secrets, exposes MTN’s role in internet shutdowns, corruption, and human rights violations across Africa and the Middle East, revealing how the telecom giant operates with impunity and calling for urgent accountability.
MTN is celebrated in South Africa, but behind the branding lies a darker truth. This investigation uncovers its role in internet shutdowns during elections and conflicts, aiding oppressive regimes in Sudan, Iran, Uganda, and beyond.
Despite South Africa’s ban on arms exports to Israel and its condemnation of Israel’s actions in Palestine, local arms companies continue to send weapons to Israel’s allies and its major arms suppliers.
Explore Open Secrets’ investigation into Willem Ters Ehlers, a former apartheid secretary turned arms dealer, whose weapons fueled the Rwandan genocide. Part of the Unaccountable series, this exposé uncovers how impunity enables profiteers of violence.
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.
by Hennie van Vuuren and Abby May Published in the Financial Mail Eswatini central bank red-flags Farmers Bank licence Eswatini finance minister Neal Rijkenberg projects an air of ordinariness. His sensible suits, likely bought off the rack, are only rarely swopped out for Swazi traditional dress. But Rijkenberg is far more colourful than his looks…