Lady R investigation progressing as questions remain unanswered
Open Secrets wrote to the Presidency Director-General seeking clarity and explanation on why the Lady R investigation would be secret with its report not going to be made public.
Gupta Brothers extradition PAIA – DIRCO & SSA
Open Secrets information requests to the Department of International Relations and Co-operation (DIRCO) and the State Security Agency (SSA) for any documentation regarding South Africa’s attempts to extradite Atul Gupta, Ajay Gupta and Rajesh Gupta.
Open Secrets calls for release of Lady R cargo details
Open Secrets is calling for public access to evidence of South Africa’s involvement in an alleged weapons transfer to a Russian vessel
Kaya 959 | Calls for government to open Lady R Inquiry
Director of Open Secrets, Hennie van Vuuren is calling on the Presidency and the US government to make public details of the mysterious cargo of the Russian vessel Lady R which docked in Simon’s Town in December 2022.
Democracy dies behind closed doors — open the Lady R inquiry
Open Secrets has challenged both the South African Presidency and the US government to make public details of the mysterious cargo of the Russian vessel Lady R which docked in Simon’s Town in December 2022.
Democracy dies behind closed doors – Why we demand to know the truth about the Lady R arms shipment
Democracy dies behind closed doors – Why we demand to know the truth about the Lady R arms shipment.
Unaccountable 00038| Net 1 and CPS- Welfare Profiteers
The most cynical corporations seek to rip off the poor. Few have been as effective as Net1 and Cash Payment Services (CPS). While they have rebranded, they have not paid back their illicit profits owed to millions of South Africans
Ters Ehlers: One man, two crimes against humanity
Niren Tolsi | Mail & Guardian Originally published in The Continent- Issue 124 During the last years of apartheid, Willem “Ters” Ehlers could feel the political tides turning. His boss, president PW Botha — who had vehemently defied all calls for reform — was under pressure. Botha’s days of leading his party, and the country,…
The Secretary: How Middlemen and Corporations Armed the Rwandan Genocide
Open Secrets delves into the Malo Arms Deal facilitated by South African arms dealer and former secretary to PW Botha, Willem ‘Ters’ Ehlers.
De Ruyter-initiated probe: how much did Eskom board members know?
How much did Eskom board members know about the André de Ruyter-initiated probe? And did we learn anything more about the corruption in the power utility?