‘No genuine attempt by COJ to educate property owners on rate hikes’
A round-up of news updates, including a look at threats by Santaco to take the City of Cape Town to court over the recent impounding of taxis.
The mystery of Lady R now allegedly tied to assassination?
Hennie van Vuuren, Director of Open Secrets, revealed information about Colonel Frans Mathipa, who was shot and assassinated by unknown killers, and an allegation there is a link to the SANDF Special Forces.
Open Secrets probe links SANDF to assassination of Hawks investigator
Hennie van Vuuren joins John Maytham to explain an Open Secrets Investigation that has aimed to uncover critical links to the August 6 murder of a seasoned investigator in the Hawks’ Crimes Against the State Unit, SANDF, Isis and the Lady R.
‘Hawks’ senior member killed by SANDF special forces unit’
Open Secrets says that it now has some evidence that appears to link the assassination of a senior member of the Hawks to an SANDF special forces unit that may also have been involved in the abduction of an Ethiopian
Russian Doll – an assassination, abductions and the mystery of the Lady R
What was an SANDF Special Forces UNIT doing in Simon’s Town when containers were loaded off and on the Russian vessel the Lady R? Open Secrets investigates.
Why Andrew Chauke has up until now been “Unaccountable”?
Lester Kiewit speaks to Ra’eesa Pather, senior investigator at Open Secrets, about the investigation into former NPA head of public prosecutions, Andrew Chauke and what is known about his role in state capture.
President Cyril Ramaphosa to receive the Lady R independent panel report
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to receive the Lady R independent panel report today. The retired judge Phineas Mojapela led the panel which was tasked with investigating allegations that South Africa sent weapons to Russia which had invaded Ukraine in February last year.
VACANCY: Administrator
Open Secrets is hiring an Administrator to join our small, dedicated Cape Town-based team. Deadline 6 August
Webinar | Fronts, Fakes, and Façades
Daily Maverick Investigative journalist, Pauli van Wyk will be hosting Prize-winning journalist, Nick Donovan, Head of Investigations at Open Secrets, Michael Marchant & Executive Director of the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development, Janet Zhou to discuss Open Secrets and The Sentry’s latest investigative report: “Fronts, Fakes and Façades”.