Fake it ’till you make it: How an SA arms company built UAE armoured vehicles

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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.

PRESS RELEASE: Gag order lifted – Open Secrets victory in urgent interdict filed by armoured vehicle company Integrated Convoy Protection

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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).

Open Secrets’ WOSA report untangles Private Telecoms | Radio 786

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Over the past few months Radio 786 has been highlighting the Open Secrets series of reports, titled Who Owns South Africa?. The first report unpacked how a powerful few control our economy and politics, while the second looked at the private control of healthcare. The latest report looks at Private Telecoms. It uncovers how just a few corporations, that’s MTN, Vodacom, Telkom, and Cell C, dominate the sector and profit from essential communication services.