Open Secrets’ WOSA report untangles Private Telecoms | Radio 786

News, Radio and Podcast Interviews, State Capture Profiteers, Who Owns South Africa?

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.

HEALTH FEATURE: South Africa’s Healthcare Inequality | Power 987

News, Radio and Podcast Interviews, State Capture Profiteers, Who Owns South Africa?

South Africa’s private healthcare sector is controlled by a handful of powerful groups, pushing up costs and deepening inequality. As the government pushes ahead with National Health Insurance (NHI) reforms, it faces stiff resistance from entrenched private interests. Open Secrets lawyer Luthando Vilakazi explores how corporate power shapes healthcare access and what it means for ordinary South Africans.

Who Really Owns Private Healthcare in SA? A Deep Dive into Profits, Power & Inequality | KAYA 959

News, Radio and Podcast Interviews, State Capture Profiteers, Who Owns South Africa?

South Africa’s two-tier health system is under the microscope again – and in the latest instalment of Who Owns South Africa, Open Secrets peels back the curtain on private medical aids and hospital groups. Phemelo Motene speaks to Open Secrets’ Head of Investigations, Michael Marchant, about the money, the monopolies, and the future of our health system.