Accountability, not impunity: We are putting up Wanted posters!
Our efforts to bring accountability for state capture conspirators.
Prasa’s legacy of whistle-blower victimisation and corruption cover-ups is off the rails
Whistle-blowers continue to be targeted within Prasa, and there is little evidence of effective reform. The result is that working-class commuters continue to be let down by failing infrastructure and almost non-existent rail services.
Newzroom Afrika| Van Vuuren on the Gupta extradition
Six weeks have passed since Rajesh and Atul Gupta were arrested in Dubai. It follows a request by the National Prosecuting Authority and Justice Ministry, for the controversial brothers to stand trial for alleged State Capture crimes. Open Secrets Director, Hennie van Vuuren, explains.
New dawn or false dawn?
The ANC’s devotion to its policy of cadre deployment is an indication that it values its own power more than the public interest.
Kaya| Zondo let the State Capture bankers off the hook
Point of View with Phemelo Motene How did the State Capture network move billions of rand stolen from the South African people across the globe? The Zondo Commission report provides some of the details of the network of banks who profited from this — but fails to provide any remedy of how to prevent a…
Unaccountable 00033: Andrew Chauke
In this series, Open Secrets profiles the prosecutors inside the National Prosecuting Authority who motivated questionable prosecutions and unduly delayed important cases. In this instalment, we focus on Andrew Chauke, the NPA’s head of public prosecutions in Johannesburg.
Newzroom Afrika| Zondo commission slated for findings on banks
Investigators at Open Secrets have warned that the Zondo Inquiry’s alleged failure to point out the banking industry and other middlemen in state capture, may undo future work against corruption. Open Secrets and Shadow World Investigations jointly submitted an exhaustive report to the commission on the matter, in 2020. They now contend that the inquiry…
‘There needs to be a reckoning’: NGO turns up the heat for NPA, Hawks to probe state capture
With all parts of the state capture report now published, civil society group Open Secrets is gearing up for the new challenge – getting SA’s law enforcement agencies to act.
SABC|Morning Live| Spotlight thrown on ANC’s role in State Capture
The Democratic Alliance has laid criminal charges against the ANC for its role in the intricate large-scale corruption that involved specific individuals, government entities, and private companies in what has become known as the state capture. Findings of the State Capture report have implicated some of the ANC senior leaders including former ANC and State…
Radio 786| State Capture and Consequences
We’ve had just about a week to digest the latest instalment of the State Capture report. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s failure to address corruption at various levels of government, and within the governing party has been widely criticised. Several parastatals have also been eaten away by dubious deals and corrupt politicians, leaving South Africans with an…