Watch the recording of the People’s Hearing on Energy Profiteers Part 2 which brought together communities, activists, and organisations for a powerful day of art, activism, and accountability for the climate crisis and energy crisis in South Africa.
In May 2024, the state-owned Central Energy Fund (CEF) announced that it would purchase the South African Petroleum Refinery (Sapref) oil refinery in South Durban – and all its related assets – for just R1. CEF says the deal is crucial to South Africa’s energy security and to “address the challenges in South Africa’s energy future”.
Kelebogile Kgetse o buisana le sebueledi kwa mokgatlhong wa baagi wa Open Secrets, Letlhogonolo Letshele ka tiro ya bathati ba puso ya GNU.
Think Parliament ends when the votes are counted? Think again. This sharp, no-fluff conversation, unpacks how citizen monitoring is shaking up democracy, and why Parliament is not the same thing as Cabinet (no, really – they’re different). Open Secrets Campaigner, Letlhogonolo Letshele was part of OUTA’s webinar on International Day of Parliamentarism.
Fossil Free South Africa (FFSA) and Open Secrets express dismay and alarm at the refusal by the South African parliamentarians’ pension fund to divulge whether it invests in fossil fuel companies and in companies trading with human rights-abusing regimes, like Israel.
Star guests on The Dan Corder Show are Hennie van Vuuren from Open Secrets, talking about the high-profile arrests of SAPS, spoeks and soldiers, and Lelowhatsgood on South Africa’s vibrant queer culture.
In April, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) delivered a landmark judgment against the MTN Group, giving the green light for South African courts to hear allegations that it acquired a telecommunications licence in Iran through bribery and corruption.
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.
The assassination of top Hawks official Lieutenant Colonel Frans Mathipa seemed destined, until this week, to remain a cold case – another high-profile murder that is politically simply too hot to handle. This underscores the magnitude of the breakthrough in the case, led by Hawks investigators, that has culminated this week in a prosecution process targeting 12 SANDF officials. They stand charged with the murder of Mathipa, two other unnamed individuals and numerous other crimes.
Michael Marchant, Head of Investigations at Open Secrets talks about the role of some auditing firms in state capture and how much accountability has been taken.
