Open Secrets head of investigations Michael Marchant says outgoing NDPP Shamila Batohi’s legacy is a mixture of successes and failures. He says Batohi leaves the NPA at a better place than she found it despite questions over the rate of prosecutions of high-profile cases.
IDAC says former Public Enterprises minister Dr Malusi Gigaba will not appear in court today. Gigaba met with the directorate today after receiving what he described as a summons from the NPA. The alleged charges relate to the procurement of locomotives and other activities at Transnet during his tenure. Open Secrets’ Michael Marchant weighs in.
Open Secrets Director, Hennie van Vuuren on SABC News updating on the findings so far related to the murder of the Hawks investigator Lieutenant Colonel Frans Mathipa in August 2023 and the kidnapping of two Ethiopian nationals — Abdella Hussein Abadiga and Kadir Jemal Abotese — in December 2022.
Michael Marchant, Head of Investigations at Open Secrets was a guest on The Dan Corder Show on eNCA explaining Open Secrets’ research into the billionaires and big businesses that own much of South Africa’s industries.Â
Michael Marchant, Head of Investigations at Open Secrets speaks to Katlego Msomi at Newzroom Afrika about new investigative series ‘Who Owns South Africa?’
Director at Open Secrets Hennie van Vuuren and National Coordinator at Right2Know says it looks like the National Convention convened to discuss problems that are already known in the country. Van Vuuren and Right2Know’s Sthembiso Khuluse discuss this further on Newzroom Afrika.
Star guests on The Dan Corder Show are Hennie van Vuuren from Open Secrets, talking about the high-profile arrests of SAPS, spoeks and soldiers, and Lelowhatsgood on South Africa’s vibrant queer culture.
Michael Marchant, Head of Investigations at Open Secrets talks about the role of some auditing firms in state capture and how much accountability has been taken.
Police say that two people have now been arrested for the murder of the hawks investigator Frans Mathipa – who was killed in August 2023.
Luthando Vilakazi, lawyer at Open Secrets, spoke to eNCA about the high court filing.